Rethinking Islamism beyond jihadi violence : Fighting ideas leaving the sword aside / edited by Elisa Orofino, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Orofino, Elisa, editor.

Series:

Vernon series in sociology.

Series in sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic fundamentalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (410 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Wilmington, Delaware : Vernon Art and Science Inc., [2023]

Summary:

This scholarly volume examines the ideological underpinnings and sociopolitical dynamics of Islamism, distinguishing it from jihadism. It explores Islamism as a form of political Islam that often leads to non-violent resistance rather than violent extremism. The text provides a nuanced analysis of non-violent Islamist movements across various global contexts, including their historical, political, and cultural influences. By tracing the evolution of groups like the Muslim Brotherhood and discussing their ideological intersections and divergences with jihadist groups, the book challenges oversimplifications and misconceptions about Islamism. Aimed at academics, policymakers, and readers interested in religious studies and sociology, this work underscores the importance of understanding Islamism beyond its association with violence, highlighting its role as a significant sociopolitical ideology. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Section 1. Exploring Islamism

debating Islamism as an expression of political Islam / Dr. Milad Dokhanchi

Islamism and the construction of a new global social cosmos / Jan A. Ali

Section 2. Islamism as a form of non-violent resistance

The myth of jihadism : the rise of Salafi Islam in Iran / Aghil Daghagheleh

The role of the British occupation of Egypt in the revival and the evolution of the Islamist movement / Dr. Fatima Zohra Hamrat Fseil

The politics of representation - the rise of Muslim democrats in Sri Lanka as non-violent resistance to the ethnic conflict / Dr. Amjad Mohamed-Saleem

German approaches to the Muslim Brotherhood between domestic and foreign policy / Dr. Julius Dihstelhoff

Section 3. Non-violent Islamist groups at work

Tunisia's "Progressive Islamists" : preaching enlightenment against jihad / Badr Karkbi

The mainstreaming of Islamism in Pakistan / Dr. Charles M. Ramsey

Islamism in Spain : the blurred line between moderation and radicalisation / Sergio Castaño Riaño

Contemporary transnational Islamic feminist movements : seeking equality through Islam / Daniel Rueda

The tragedy of Islamism in Britain : a fetishism for politics. The case of Hizb ut-Tahrir / Dr. Danila Genovese

Section 4. Debates on the role of non-violent Islamist groups as conveyor belt to violent jihad

Islah versus jihad/takfir : convergent or divergent paths within the early Muslim Brotherhood? / Dr. Panos Kourgiotis

The Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan / Dr. Jonathan K. Zartman

The distinct boundaries of religion and politics in modern Islamist discourses / Dr. Ahmed Meiloud

The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood from Sayyid Qutb to 2013 : continuities and ruptures / Dr. Sara Tonsy

(Re)Examining the criticality of religion in contemporary violent extremism / Sarah Knight and Louise Barton

Final reflections upon Islamism and jihadism.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9781648896262

164889626X

OCLC:

1375294465