Democracy, Human Rights and Law in Islamic Thought (Library of Islamic Law) (Contemporary Arab Scholarship in the Social Sciences): v. 1

Mohammad Abed al-Jabri

ISBN 10: 1845117492 / ISBN 13: 9781845117498

Published by I.B. Tauris 30 O, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Democracy, Human Rights and Law in Islamic Thought (Library of Islamic Law) (Contemporary Arab Scholarship in the Social Sciences): v. 1
• Publisher: I.B. Tauris 30 O
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1845117492
• ISBN 13: 9781845117498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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 while 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, law, and human rights, looking at how they have been applied in the history of the Arab world, and show that they are determined by political and social context, not by Islamic doctrine. Jabri argues that in order to develop democratic societies in which human rights are respected, the Arab world cannot simply rely on old texts and traditions. Nor can it import democratic models from the West. Instead, he says, a new tradition will have to be forged by today's Arabs themselves, on their own terms.

About the Author

Mohammed Abed al-Jabri (1936-2010) was Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Rabat. As one of the most influential political philosophers in the contemporary Arab world, he authored many acclaimed books including The Structure of Arab Reason, Arab Political Reason and Arab Ethical Reason.