Democracy, Human Rights and Law in Islamic Thought

By Mohammed Abed al-Jabri.

Democracy, Human Rights and Law in Islamic Thought

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Mohammad Abed al-Jabri is one of the most influential political philosophers in the contemporary Middle East. A critical rationalist in the tradition of Avincenna and Averroes, he emphasizes the distinctive political and cultural heritage of the Arab world whilst rejecting the philosophical discourses that have been used to obscure its democratic deficit. This volume introduces an English-language audience for the first time to writings that have had a major impact on Arab political thought. Wide-ranging in scope yet focused in detail, these essays interrogate concepts such as democracy, la...

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1780766505, 9781780766508

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