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Civil Disobedience in Islam: A Contemporary Debate
Muhammad Haniff Hassan
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Description for Civil Disobedience in Islam: A Contemporary Debate
Hardback. Num Pages: 199 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1QFM; 3JM; HBTV; HRHT; JFSR2; JPWL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
This book addresses contemporary debates on civil disobedience in Islam within the rich Sunni tradition, especially during the height of the non-violent people revolution in various Arab countries, popularly known as the Arab Spring. It illustrates the Islamic theological and jurisprudential arguments presented by those who either permit or prohibit acts of civil disobedience for the purpose of changing government, political systems or policy. The book analyses the nature of the debate and considers how a theological position on civil disobedience should be formulated in contemporary time, and makes the case for alternatives to violent political action such as jihadism, ... Read more
This book addresses contemporary debates on civil disobedience in Islam within the rich Sunni tradition, especially during the height of the non-violent people revolution in various Arab countries, popularly known as the Arab Spring. It illustrates the Islamic theological and jurisprudential arguments presented by those who either permit or prohibit acts of civil disobedience for the purpose of changing government, political systems or policy. The book analyses the nature of the debate and considers how a theological position on civil disobedience should be formulated in contemporary time, and makes the case for alternatives to violent political action such as jihadism, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811032707
SKU
V9789811032707
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99-15
About Muhammad Haniff Hassan
Muhammad Haniff Hassan is a Research Fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests focus on jihad, jihadism, ideology of Muslim radical groups, Islamism, wasatiyah, and contemporary Islamic jurisprudence. He has published twelve volumes in his name, co-authored a monograph and helped publish two volumes for Association of Islamic Religious Teachers and ... Read more
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