Islamism : contested perspectives on political Islam / edited by Richard C. Martin and Abbas Barzegar.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Martin, Richard C.

Barzegar, Abbas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

As America struggles to understand Islam and Muslims on the world stage, one concept in particular dominates public discourse: Islamism. References to Islamism and Islamists abound in the media, in think tanks, and in the general study of Islam, but opinions vary on the differences of degree and kind among those labeled Islamists. This book debates what exactly is said when we use this contentious term in discussing Muslim religion, tradition, and social conflict. Two lead essays offer differing viewpoints: Donald K. Emmerson argues that Islamism is a useful term for a range of Muslim reform movements—very few of which advocate violence—while Daniel M. Varisco counters that the public specter of violence and terrorism by Islamists too often infects the public perceptions of Islam more generally. Twelve commentaries, written by Muslim and non-Muslim intellectuals, enrich the debate with differing insights and perspectives.

Contents:

The debate about Islamism in the public sphere / Richard C. Martin and Abbas Barzegar

Inclusive Islamism : the utility of diversity / Donald K. Emmerson

Inventing Islamism : the violence of rhetoric / Daniel M. Varisco

The spectrum of Islamic politics / Graham E. Fuller

Terminological problems for Muslim lives / Amir Hussain

Islamism : whose debate is it? / Hassan Hanafi

Between etymology and realpolitik / Nadia Yassine

Academic word games / Hillel Fradkin

Islamism : ism or wasm? / Ziba Mir-Hosseini and Richard Tapper

Rejecting Islamism and the need for concepts from within the Islamic tradition / Syed Farid Alatas

Islam at risk : the discourse on Islam and violence / Bruce Lawrence

Naming terror / Anouar Majid

Political Islam, liberalism, and the diagnosis of a problem / M. Zuhdi Jasser

Ideology, not religion / Angel Rabasa

Why Islamism should be renamed / Feisal Abdul Rauf

Mitigating misrepresentation / Daniel M.Varisco

Broadening representation / Donald K. Emmerson.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-182).

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Jul 2020)

ISBN:

9780804773355

0804773351

OCLC:

609863112