... of activity implies that a new logic has been created in the relations between religion, religious groups and authoritarian regimes in Kazakhstan. The Muftiate has now become a gigantic hegemonic apparatus that advances a much more clearly defined ideological agenda. Louis Althusser methodologically...

... sample and the sub-sample of Arab-Muslim countries, the cultural dimension does not affect the relationship between Islam and economic growth. Research limitations/implications Although there are more religions, the authors have considered only Islam as its relationship with economic, social...

... at: masudc60@yahoo.ca © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2015 Empirical application Islamic law Monotheism and epistemology Religion Science and society Imam Ghazzali yearned for intellectual liberation from doubt in the belief of the certain one. For attaining such heights...

... principles for reaching this goal based on Islamic Sufism standpoints are provided. Findings In total, 32 principles are introduced. Research limitations/implications Comparative researches in other religions' Gnosticism will be helpful. Practical implications These principles can be used...

...Bijan Bidabad Purpose Many laws have been derived from the religions' legislations and many of them do not have the capability of uniqueness and publicity, due to a variety of reasons, especially at the level of countries. However, the spirit of legislations is the same and unique in all religions...

...Bijan Bidabad Purpose Many laws have been derived from the religions' legislations and lots of them have not the capability of uniqueness and publicity, due to variety of reasons, especially at the level of countries. But the spirit of legislations is the same and unique in all religions...