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Islam and Pakistan's Political Culture
Contributor(s): Chak, Farhan Mujahid (Author)
ISBN: 1138788384     ISBN-13: 9781138788381
Publisher: Routledge
OUR PRICE:   $209.00  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: September 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General
- Religion | Islam - History
- Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social
Dewey: 306.209
LCCN: 2014007886
Series: Durham Modern Middle East and Islamic World
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (0.90 lbs) 196 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Islamic
 
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This book explores the ideological rivalry which is fuelling political instability in Muslim polities, discussing this in relation to Pakistan. It argues that the principal dilemma for Muslim polities is how to reconcile modernity and tradition. It discusses existing scholarship on the subject, outlines how Muslim political thought and political culture have developed over time, and then relates all this to Pakistan's political evolution, present political culture, and growing instability. The book concludes that traditionalist and secularist approaches to reconciling modernity and tradition have not succeeded, and have in fact led to instability, and that a revivalist approach is more likely to be successful.