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Muted modernists : the struggle over divine politics in Saudi Arabia / Madawi Al-Rasheed.
Van Pelt Library BP166.14.M63 A47 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Al-Rasheed, Madawi, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islamic modernism--Saudi Arabia.
- Islamic modernism.
- Religion and state--Saudi Arabia.
- Religion and state.
- Religion and politics--Saudi Arabia.
- Religion and politics.
- Politics and government.
- Saudi Arabia--Politics and government--21st century.
- Saudi Arabia.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 199 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
- Summary:
- "Analysis of both official and opposition Saudi divine politics is often monolithic, conjuring images of conservatism, radicalism, misogyny and resistance to democracy. Madawi Al-Rasheed challenges this stereotype as she examines a long tradition of engaging with modernism that gathered momentum with the Arab uprisings and incurred the wrath of both the regime and its Wahhabi supporters. With this nascent modernism, constructions of new divine politics, anchored in a rigorous reinterpretation of foundational Islamic texts and civil society activism are emerging in a context where authoritarian rule prefers its advocates to remain muted. The author challenges scholarly wisdom on Islamism in general and blurs the boundaries between secular and religious politics."--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction : divine politics in a profane world
- Petitions and protest on the eve of the Arab uprisings
- Civil society in an authoritarian state
- On revolution
- Between force and choice : debating Sharia in a Salafi context
- Deconstructing the religious roots of authoritarianism
- Democracy against the Islamisation of repression
- Conclusion : Islamist modernism beyond radical and moderate divides.
- Notes:
- Publication date from publisher's Web site.
- Originally published: London : Hurst & Company, 2015.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-192) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0190496029
- 9780190496029
- OCLC:
- 919682876
- Publisher Number:
- 40025793052
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