The Contemporary Islamic Governed State

Since its 2013 release, Wael Hallaq’s The Impossible State has retained a central position in debates within the field of Islamic political thought. While Joseph Kaminski mostly agrees with Hallaq’s central thesis that an Islamic state is a contradiction in terms (as a modern state is in its very c...

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Auteur principal: Thomas Parker
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2020
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/20cef133326a484a9e8a92a00e95ad9f
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Résumé:Since its 2013 release, Wael Hallaq’s The Impossible State has retained a central position in debates within the field of Islamic political thought. While Joseph Kaminski mostly agrees with Hallaq’s central thesis that an Islamic state is a contradiction in terms (as a modern state is in its very constitution immoral and ergo non-Islamic), he aims in his The Contemporary Islamic Governed State: A Reconceptualization to shift the discussion away from government to governance. To read the full book review, download the PDF file on the right.