Islam Instrumentalized : Religion and Politics in Historical Perspective
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
1107155444
ISBN-13
9781107155442
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 6th, 2017
Print length
244 Pages
Weight
870 grams
Dimensions
23.50 x 15.80 x 3.50 cms
Ksh 17,800.00
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This book challenges the widespread view that Islam is a reactionary religion that defends tradition against modernity and individual freedom. Jean-Philippe Platteau shows how Islam is vulnerable to political manipulation and how the threat of religious extremism is especially high because Islam is not organized as a centralized church.
In this book, economist Jean-Philippe Platteau addresses the question: does Islam, the religion of Muslims, bear some responsibility for a lack of economic development in the countries in which it dominates? In his nuanced approach, Platteau challenges the widespread view that the doctrine of Islam is reactionary in the sense that it defends tradition against modernity and individual freedom. He also questions the view that fusion between religion and politics is characteristic of Islam and predisposes it to theocracy. He disagrees with the substantivist view that Islam is a major obstacle to modern development because of a merging of religion and the state, or a fusion between the spiritual and political domains. But he also identifies how Islam''s decentralized organization, in the context of autocratic regimes, may cause political instability and make reforms costly.
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