The Muslim brotherhood : Hasan al-Hudaybi and ideology / Barbara H.E. Zollner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zollner, Barbara H. E., 1968-

Series:

Routledge studies in political Islam.

Routledge studies in political Islam

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Huḍaybī, Ḥasan, 1891-1973.

Huḍaybī, Ḥasan.

Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt).

Islam and politics.

Opposition (Political science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the most influential Islamist organisations today. Based in Egypt, its network includes branches in many countries of the Near and Middle East. Although the organisation has been linked to political violence in the past, it now proposes a politically moderate ideology.The book provides an in-depth analysis of the Muslim Brotherhood during the years of al-Hudaybi's leadership, and how he sought to steer the organization away from the radical wing, inspired by Sayyid Qutb, into the more moderate Islamist organization it is today. It is his legacy

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Muslim Brotherhood during the years 1949-73; 2 The discourse of the prison years: Radical ideas and moderate responses; 3 Preachers not Judges; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-198) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-07767-X

1-281-93225-6

9786611932251

0-203-88843-X

9780203888438

OCLC:

476211698