Religious Accommodation through Non-Territorial Autonomy
Assessing the Relevance of Islamic Doctrine and Traditions in Contemporary Times
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https://doi.org/10.35994/rhr.v8i1.229Keywords:
Non-territorial autonomy, minority religions, , Islamic tradition, millet system, accommodationAbstract
It appears that the growing religious diversity in the developing and developed worlds will pose a serious challenge in the near future. However, religious minorities are surprisingly understudied in the literature on the politics of accommodation. Similarly, far less emphasis has been placed on non-territorial autonomy, which has the potential to deal with territorially dispersed religious minorities. It is argued that the Ottoman millet system based on Islamic values was the first non-territorial arrangement that successfully accommodated religious differences for centuries. Therefore, this paper reviews the Islamic doctrine and traditions pertaining to religious accommodation in general and the Ottoman millet system, in particular, to examine if the case offers any valuable insights into the scheme of religious autonomy in modern times.
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