Contemporary Islamic Political Thought in Egypt : Reading Jamal al-Banna and Tariq al-Bishri in Autocratic Contexts / Ebtisam Aly Hussein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hussein, Ebtisam Aly, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bannā, Jamāl,.

Bannā, Jamāl.

Bishrī, Ṭāriq,.

Bishrī, Ṭāriq.

Islam and politics--Egypt.

Islam and politics.

Egypt--Politics and government.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024.

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris, 2024.

System Details:

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Summary:

This book takes a hermeneutic approach toward reading the writings of Jamal al-Banna and Tariq al-Bishri across several decades in order to explore contemporary Islamic political thought under authoritarianism. Ebtisam Aly Hussein uses the framework of 'meta-languages', in relation to the writings of these two particular Islamic intellectuals, to examine how authority over the public sphere is established, in both religious and political terms. Chapters outline the major themes of Islamic political thought in the writings of al-Banna and al-Bishri - mainly the state in Islam, Shari'a application, political violence as jihad, and identity politics - and how in their writings they have interacted with a variety of autocratic practices under Nasir, Sadat and Mubarak. The book puts forward a unique study of the role of politics and religion in establishing authority over the public sphere, and how this authority is manifested in the intellectual output of these two Islamic intellectuals.

Contents:

Introduction : From Orientalism to Power over the Public Sphere

Contemporary Islamic Political Thought

Egypt : Surviving Autocratic Regimes

Jamal Al-Banna on CIPT

Tariq Al-Bishri on CIPT.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780755653171

0755653173

9780755653164

0755653165

9780755653188

0755653181

OCLC:

1405905956