Abstract
Summary Lars Gule, ‘Islam and Democracy’, Forum for Development Studies, No. 2, 1992, pp. 211–232. In this article, democracy is discussed as a modern phenomenon. Islam as a theological-philosophical system is analysed with the relationship between this religion and democracy in mind. The conclusion is that Islam, a religion in which the emphasis is on the sovereignty of God and God as the one and only legislator, there is no room for democracy. However, the pragmatism of Islamic scholars indicates a willingness also to accommodate democratic developments. In addition, Islam is more than a religion; it is a culture and a civilisation, and in this sense, there is room for democracy in the Islamic world. The lack of democracy in this region, as well as in other parts of the Third World, must be explained by factors other than those of religion. Especially the Western undemocratic influence must be taken into consideration.
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