Making sense of Muslim fundamentalisms : the clash within Islam / Nimrod Hurvitz and Eli Alshech.
| Author/creator |
Hurvitz, Nimrod, 1958- author. |
| Other author/creator | Alshech, Eli, 1966- author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Publication Info | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2020 |
| Description | vi, 261 pages ; 25 cm |
| Subject(s) |
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| Contents | Introduction -- Part I. Histories: 1. Moderate fundamentalists -- 2. Militant fundamentalists -- Part II. Mobilization: 3. Authority and leadership -- 4. The art and means of persuasion -- Part III. Moral order: 5. Images of the West -- 6. Culture wars -- 7. Women in the public sphere -- Concluding observations. |
| Abstract | "Studying Muslim fundamentalisms, this book compares key movements, examining their commonalities, differences and intricate relations, as well as their achievements and failures. Muslim fundamentalisms have the sympathy of approximately half of the Muslim population in the world. Yet, they are divided among themselves and are in a constant state of controversy. The research dwells on the leading fundamentalist movements, such as the Muslim Brothers, Tablighi Jamaʻat, al-Qaeda, and ISIS, and illustrates how differently they think about the West and its culture, democracy, and women's presence in the public sphere. By identifying these trends, and studying them comparatively, the book enables the interested reader to make sense of the plethora of fundamentalist movements, which are otherwise lumped together by the media and are barely discernible for the reader. Whereas most studies of Muslim fundamentalism focus on organizational or militant actions that the movements perform, this study concentrates on their efforts to Islamize society through everyday life in a peaceful manner. Identifying the different strands of Muslim fundamentalisms, the book will be a key resource to a wide range of readers including researchers and students interested in politics, religious, Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Hurvitz, Nimrod. Making sense of Muslim fundamentalisms. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020 9781003014133 |
| Genre/form | Comparative studies. |
| LCCN | 2020000202 |
| ISBN | 9780367856465 |
| ISBN | 9780367856458 hardcover |
| ISBN | 036785645X hardcover |
| ISBN | 0367856468 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | adobe electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
| ISBN | electronic book Mobipocket |
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