The state and religious institutions in muslim societies

• Main Author: Riaz Hassan
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Working Paper
• Published: 2009
• Subjects: DRNTU::Humanities::Religions::Islam
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/90656; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/4477
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The institutional configurations of Islamic societies can be classified into two types, namely, differentiated social formations - societies in which religion and state occupy different space - and undifferentiated social formations - societies in which religion and state are integrated, i.e. Islami...