ABSTRACT
Turkey and Malaysia, two countries on the Islamic periphery, are often not included in discussions of Islamic reassertion and identity. Yet both have been at the forefront of modernization and development, and are exposed to a rising trend of Islamic revival which discloses a deep, psychological identity crisis.
In Islamic Identity and Development, Ozay Mehmet examines this identity crisis in the wider context of the Islamic dilemma of reconciling nationalism with Islam. He sees the Islamic revival primarily as a protest movement, concentrated among urban migrant settlements where uneven post-war growth has upset the traditional Islamic order. He argues that Islamic societies must move towards greater openness and an organic relationship between rulers and ruled. In particular, Mehmet suggests the need for a public policy that is not only responsive to material human needs but which also satisfies the ethical preconditions of the Islamic social contract.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |6 pages
Introduction
part |23 pages
The Islamic identity crisis
part |64 pages
The Islamic dilemma
chapter |23 pages
The Islamic social contract
part |74 pages
Development in the Islamic Periphery
part |48 pages
Development in the Islamic Periphery
part |17 pages
Conclusion