The Contemporary Islamic Governed State: A Reconceptualization (Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law, and History)

This book offers a normative reconceptualization of a modern Islamic governed state. First, Joseph Kaminski surveys the historical context of the trajectory of Islamic thought, and offers a unique discursive framework for reconceptualizing an Islamic governed state that rejects secular Enlightenment liberalism and instead is heavily grounded in Ancient Greek ideals of politics and political leadership. Despite heavily borrowing from Greek thought, the model offered remains firmly rooted in a Shari’ah-based, discursive ontological framework. The volume explores topics of bureaucracy, law, democracy, women in politics, and economic justice. Further, this volume presents case studies from Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia, and Malaysia, and utilizes the presented theoretical framework as a lens for analysis. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiii Introduction: Determining the Basis for Political Discourse for the Next Generation (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 1-28 Front Matter ....Pages 29-29 The Trajectory of the Development of Islamic Thought—A Comparison Between Two Earlier and Two Later Scholars (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 31-70 The Ontological Framing of this Model of a Contemporary Islamic Governed State (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 71-103 Considering Leadership and Laws in a Contemporary Islamic Governed State (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 105-136 Considering Bureaucracy and Democracy in a Contemporary Islamic Governed State (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 137-167 The Importance of Involving Women in the Political Apparatus of a Contemporary Islamic Governed State (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 169-188 The Importance of Economic Justice in a Contemporary Islamic Governed State (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 189-207 Front Matter ....Pages 209-209 The Case of Turkey: Soft Power and Economic Growth (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 211-229 The Case of Egypt: Revolution, Counterrevolution, and a Return to Brutal Dictatorship (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 231-247 The Case of Tunisia: Pragmatism and Cooperation (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 249-264 The Case of Malaysia: Prioritizing Economic Growth and Modernization (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 265-278 Conclusion: Creating a New Discourse (Joseph J. Kaminski)....Pages 279-294 Back Matter ....Pages 295-331