TOWARD AN ISLAMIC REFORMATION Civil Liberties, Human Rights, and International Law

An-Na'im, Abdullahi Ahmed

ISBN 10: 0815624840 / ISBN 13: 9780815624844

Published by Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York, 1990

About this Item

253 pages in excellent, white, clean condition. Blue cloth with gilt titles on the spine. Corners and edges show no wear. Black DJ with decoration and white/blue titles. Small chip on spine, very light wear along edges. NF/VG+.

Seller Inventory # 204507

Bibliographic Details

• Title: TOWARD AN ISLAMIC REFORMATION Civil Liberties, Human Rights, and International Law
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York
• Publication Date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0815624840
• ISBN 13: 9780815624844
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: VG+
• Book Type: Book
• Seller catalogs:
  • Law
  • Religion

About this title

Synopsis

Toward an Islamic Reformation is an ambitious attempt to modernize Islamic law, calling for reform of the historical formulations of Islamic law, commonly known as Shari'a that is perceived by many Muslims to be part of the Islamic faith.
As a Muslim, Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is sensitive to and appreciative of the delicate relationship between Islam as a religion and Islamic law. Nevertheless, he considers that the questions raised here must be resolved if the public law of Islam is to be implemented today.
An-Na'im draws upon the teachings and writings of Sudanese reformer Mahmoud Mohamed Taha to provide what some have called the intellectual foundations for a total reinterpretation of the nature and meaning of Islamic public law.

About the Author

Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na'im is professor of law at Emory University. He has served as Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Sudanese Criminal Law and translator of The Second Message of Islam.