By M. Salih, B. de Gaay Fortman, Bas de Gaay Fortman, Kurt Martens
ISBN-10: 0230105955
ISBN-13: 9780230105959
ISBN-10: 1349383929
ISBN-13: 9781349383924
This e-book articulates the relationships related to hermeneutics and scriptural politics within the advanced fields of spiritual freedom and human rights, with specific concentrate on ladies and minorities in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
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In contrast to the democratic ideal of the “rule of people,” a theocracy is a form of government in which divine power governs an earthly human state. At first glance, then, it would appear that there is little room for democracy and theocracy to coexist. If a theocracy means that God’s rules are paramount, what role could there be for the people to govern themselves according to their own needs and desires? 42 SALMAN HAQ According to classical Islamic jurists, a government bound by Islamic law, or Shar’ia, was the best form of government because in such a system, human beings would have fettered authority over other human beings.
The Caliph may have been the historical successor of the Prophet, but he was not necessarily the moral successor. According to Muslim jurists, the Caliph is “Chosen to apply the laws expounded by the Prophet and recognized by the Nation, and he, in all he does, is the Nation’s trustee and representative; and it (the Nation) is behind him, correcting him and reminding him . . and removing him and replacing him when he does what calls for his removal” (El Fadl 2003, 20). In this sense, the ruler is the people’s duly delegated agent charged with the obligation of implementing God’s law.
Generally, identity politics is informed by and informs collective memories of injustice or shared experiences of prosecution and fear. Groups often perceive those factors as a challenge to their unique heritage, values, and beliefs. Religious identity originates from the values of a community of believers and by feelings of real or imagined oppression or stigmatization can heighten that identity. As a result, religious identity may manifest itself in different forms of extremism as a way to counter oppression.
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