Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Political Theory 2. The Notion of Democratic Participation 3. Democratic Values in Some Basic Islamic Legal Ideas 4. Contribution to European Law and Philosophy 5. Islamic International Law 6. Historical Reality in the Light of the Declared Principles 7. Religion and the Origins of Violence and Terrorism Today

About the Author

Sayed Khatab is a Research Fellow in the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University, Australia. His recent publications include The Political Thought of Sayyid Qutb: The Theory of Jahiliyyah (Routledge, 2006) and The Power of Sovereignty: The Political and Ideological Philosophy of Sayyid Qutb (Routledge, 2006).

Gary D. Bouma is UNESCO Chair in Interreligious and Intercultural Relations - Asia Pacific at Monash University, Australia. His research examines the management of religious diversity in plural multiculturalism societies, postmodernity as a context for doing theology, and religion and public policy.