Human Rights and Reformist Islam

by Mohsen Kadivar

Book Overview

'Human Rights and Reformist Islam' critiques traditional Islamic approaches to the question of compatibility between human rights and Islam, and argues instead for their reconciliation from the perspective of a reformist Islam. The book focuses on six controversial case studies: religious discrimination; gender discrimination; slavery; freedom of religion; punishment of apostasy; and arbitrary or harsh punishments. Explaining the strengths of structural...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147444931X
• ISBN13: 9781474449311
• Release Date: February 2023
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 552 Pages
• Weight: 1.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.5"