Sharia State

Description:

"Set against the backdrop of the Arab Spring, The Sharia State examines the Islamist concept of political order. This order is based on a new interpretation of sharia and has been dubbed "the Islamic state" by Islamists. The concept of "the Islamic state," has been elevated to a political agenda and it is this agenda that is examined here. In contrast to the prevailing view which sees the Arab Spring as a revolution, this book argues that the phenomenon has been neither a Spring, nor a revolution. The term 'Arab Spring,' connotes a just rebellion that led to toppling dictators and authoritarian rulers, yet in The Sharia State, Bassam Tibi challenges the unchecked assumption that the seizure of leadership by Islamists is a part of the democratization of the Middle East." -- Publisher website.

subjects: Islam and state,  Islamic law,  Democracy,  Law, arab countries,  Political aspects,  Arab Spring, 2010-,  Islam et État,  Printemps arabe, 2010-2011,  Droit islamique,  Aspect politique,  POLITICAL SCIENCE,  Political Ideologies,  General,  Printemps arabe,  Islamisme,  Révolution,  Démocratisation,  Aspects politiques,  Arabischer Frühling,  Demokratisierung,  Islam,  Fundamentalismus,  Politische Bewegung,  Recht