A Western question to the Middle East: `Is there a human rights discourse in Islam?'.

Focuses on Western discourses on the human rights movement in the Islamic Middle East. Characterization of Islamic societies as being under oriental despotism; Overview of Islamic legal traditions; Nature of Islamic law.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:Arab Studies Quarterly Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 31 - 59
Autor principal: Strawson, John
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Pluto Journals Winter97
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Descripción
Sumario:Focuses on Western discourses on the human rights movement in the Islamic Middle East. Characterization of Islamic societies as being under oriental despotism; Overview of Islamic legal traditions; Nature of Islamic law.