| Description |
xxxi, 262 pages ; 23 cm |
| Series |
Comparative studies in religion and society.
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| Contents |
The context: globalization, fragmentation, and disorder -- The study of Islamic fundamentalism and the scope of the inquiry -- World Order and the legacy of Saddam Hussein -- The sociocultural background and the exposure to cultural modernity -- Cultural fragmentation, the decline in consensus, and the diffusion of power in world politics -- The crisis of the Nation-State: Islamic, Pan-Arab, ethnic, and sectarian identities in conflict -- The fundamentalist ideology: context and the textual sources -- The idea of an Islamic State and the call for the implementation of the Sahri'a/Divine Law -- Democracy and democratization in Islam: an alternative to fundmentalism -- Human rights in Islam and the West: cross-cultural foundations of shared values -- Notes -- Names index -- Subject index |
| Summary |
Long before the tragic events of September 11, 2001, Islamic fundamentalism was exerting a significant influence in nearly every corner of the world. Bassam Tibi, a widely recognized expert on Islam and Arab culture, offers an important and disquieting analysis of this particular synthesis of religion and politics. A Muslim and descendant of a famous Damascene Islamic scholar family, Tibi sees Islamic fundamentalism as the result of Islam's confrontation with modernity and not only--as it is widely believed--economic adversity. The movement is unprecedented in Islamic history and parallels the inability of Islamic nation-states to integrate into the new world secular order. For this updated edition, Tibi has written a new preface and lengthy introduction addressing Islamic fundamentalism in light of and since September 11. -- Publisher website |
| Notes |
Originally published: 1998 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-251) and indexes |
| Subject |
Islam and politics.
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Islamic fundamentalism.
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Islam -- 20th century.
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Islam -- 21st century.
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| LC no. |
2002067877 |
| ISBN |
0520236904 (alk. paper) |
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9780520236905 (alk. paper) |
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0520088689 |
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9780520088689 |
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