PSC 395 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Nontheism, Ulama, Ijma
28 Aug 2016
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Arguments against compatibility: theocratic nature, supreme divine law - Society requires certain degree of autonomy, religion being comprehensive leaves no room for autonomous society: no privacy - Belief: we are all watched by god; we must live according to the rules: elitism, ulema & monopoly of knowledge - Religious leaders claim they are the only ones who know the rule of god and who can interpret/read the texts of religion. Quran cannot be understood by common people) Knowledge = power, justified and rationalized by knowledge: class society - People must go to priests to understand: militarism, permanent war - islam: 2 periods & 2 messages; Meccan message: prophet arguing and persuading pagans to convert to islam with no force/coercion. Medina period: last 10 years of the prophet of islam: no reasoning or argumentation since pagans tried to kill first prophet; only place for war & conflict, holy war.
