The contemporary Arab reader on political Islam / edited and with an introduction by Ibrahim M. Abu-Rabi'.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Abu-Rabiʻ, Ibrahim M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics.

Islamic fundamentalism.

Islam and world politics.

Arab nationalism.

Islam--Relations.

Islam.

Arab countries--Politics and government.

Arab countries.

Physical Description:

xxv, 312 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Pluto Press ; Edmonton : University of Alberta Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A comprehensive collection of contemporary writings on political Islam from key thinkers in the field. Includes a substantial introduction.

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Editor's Introduction - Islamism from the Standpoint of Critical Theory

Part I - Toward a Theoretical Appreciation of Islamism in the Contemporary Arab World

1. Salafiyyah is a Blessed Historical Phaserather than an Islamic Legal School

2. The Islamic Movement: Problems and Perspectives

3. Toward aModern Islamic Perspective: A Declaration of Principles

4. The Headscarf Battle

Part II - Islamism, Jihad, and Martyrdom

5. The Birth of Afghan Arabs

6. What Jihad Taught Me

7. Preparing the Appropriate Climate for Jihad

8. Islam and the Logic of Power

Part III - Islamism and the Question of Israel/Palestine

9. Islam and Zionism

10. From Basel to Oslo: Zionism and the Islamic Narrative

11. The Role of the Israeli Lobby

Part IV - Contemporary Islamism: Trends and Self-Criticism

12. Islam between Ignorant Followers and Incapable Scholars

13. The Islamic Movement and the Tasks of the Current Period

14. The Present Rulers and Islam

15. The Islamic Movement's Performance in Crisis: Assessment and Strategic Outlook

16. Islamic Movements: Self-Criticism and Reconsideration

17. Extremism: The Accusation and the Reality

18. The Islamic Movement: Hopes and Aspirations

Part V - Islamism, the West, the United States, and 9/11

19. The Imperialist Epistemological Vision

20. Islamists and the West: From Confrontation to Cooperation

21. On Modernity, Liberalism, and Islamism

22. The Islamic Movement's Approach to Understanding Shari'ah

23. The Islamic Movement Before and After September 11, 2001

24. Muslim Youth and the West

Part VI - Islamism in the Contemporary Arab World

25. Islam and Saudi Paganism

26. Definite Proof of the Illegitimacy of the Saudi State

27. How Was the Caliphate Destroyed?

28. Recent Changes in the Arab-Islamist Movements.

29. The Moroccan Islamic Movement: Rising or Declining?

30. The Syrian Muslim Brotherhood: Experiences and Prospect

31. Toward a Common Arab and Islamic Strategy for the Middle East

32. Islamist Political Parties in Contemporary Algeria

33. The Islamic Movement in the Gulf Region

34. The Islamic Movement in Modern Iraq: The Sunnite Dimension

35. The Ideational World and its Impressedand Expressed Ideas

List of Contributors

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 306-307) and index.

ISBN:

9781785390470

1785390473

9781849645492

1849645493

OCLC:

730514981