Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Islam and politics"”.
-
'May God Cure You': Contemporary Egyptian Therapeutic Landscapes Between Qur'anic Healing And Psychiatry
… this dissertation investigates the constitution and the practice of a therapeutic technique known as Qur'anic healing (<em>al-'ilāj bi-l-qur'ān</em>). In contemporary Egypt, as throughout the Middle East, the past decades have witnessed the increased visibility and popularity of this revivalist, …
-
CAN ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY COEXIST? A CROSS-NATIONAL ANALYSIS OF ISLAMIC INSTITUTIONS IN THE MUSLIM WORLD
… investigates the extent to which between Islam and democracy are compatible in the Muslim world. While some scholars have argued that Islam is inherently incompatible with democracy many have found, in contrast, that Islam has many resources to accommodate a successful democratic state. If …
-
Religious Engagement and Social Capital in the Islamic Context
… has traditionally been conducted in western and Christian settings as a precursor of changes such as democratization and development. This paper focuses on Islamic religious engagement and its potential to foster social capital. The model presented here is designed to suggest whether the …
-
Islam's bloody borders?
… 1993 article, Samuel Huntington stated that "Islam has bloody borders." Separatist conflicts in which Islam plays a major role are sometimes seen as justifying this statement. This thesis looks at three of these conflicts in order to determine how Islam is used to justify separatist actions. …