Routledge Handbook of Political Islam -

Routledge Handbook of Political Islam

Shahram Akbarzadeh (Herausgeber)

Buch | Hardcover
322 Seiten
2011
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-48473-2 (ISBN)
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Provides an overview of one of the key political movements of our time. Drawing on the expertise from some of the top scholars in the world, this title examines theoretical and historical backgrounds, terrorism, strategy, case studies of Islamist movements in the developing world and the West, and the relationship with democracy and gender issues.
The Routledge Handbook of Political Islam provides a multidisciplinary overview of the phenomenon of political Islam, one of the key political movements of our time. Drawing on the expertise from some of the top scholars in the world it examines the main issues surrounding political Islam across the world, from aspects of Muslim integration in the West to questions of political legitimacy in the Muslim world.


Bringing together an international team of renowned and respected experts on the topic, the chapters in the book present a critical account of:








Theoretical foundations of political Islam







Historical background







Geographical spread of Islamist movements







Political strategies adopted by Islamist groups







Terrorism







Attitudes towards democracy







Relations between Muslims and the West in the international sphere







Challenges of integration







Gender relations.





Presenting readers with the diversity of views on political Islam in a nuanced and dispassionate manner, this handbook is an essential addition to the existing literature on Islam and politics. It will be of interest across a wide range of disciplines, including political science, Islamic studies, sociology and history.

Shahram Akbarzadeh is Deputy Director at the Alfred Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation at Deakin University, Australia

1. Political Islam, Islamism and Future Prospects Shahram Akbarzadeh  2. Sayyid Qutb: Founder of Radical Islamic Political Ideology Ahmad Moussalli  3. Three Dimensions of the Emerging Political Philosophy of Islam M. A. Muqtedar Khan  4. Modernity and Islamic Religious Consciousness Raja Bahlul  5. The Muslim Brotherhood Barbara Zollner  6. Hamas: Between Pragmatism and Radicalism Mohammed M. Hafez and Marc-André Walther  7. Hizbullah in Lebanon Lara Deeb  8. Hizb ut-Tahrir Mohamed Nawab Bin Mohamed Osman  9. Islamic Radicalism in a Democratizing Indonesia Robert W. Hefner  10. Islamism Reaches Central Asia Shahram Akbarzadeh  11. Islamism in Turkey Gareth Jenkins  12. The Institutionalisation of Political Islam in Iran Rebecca Barlow and Shahram Akbarzadeh  13. Political Thinking on Islam and Democracy: The Case of Iran Ali M Pedram  14. Islam, Identity and Discourses in Pakistan Samina Yasmeen  15. Reforming the Religious Discourse in Saudi Arabia (2001-2010) Eman Mohammad Alhussein  16. De-territorialized Islamisms: Women’s Agency of Resistance and Acquiescence Shahin Gerami  17. Racialization and the Challenge of Muslim Integration in the European Union Valérie Amiraux  18. UK Counter-terrorism Strategy and Muslim Diaspora Communities: The ‘Securitisation of Integration’ Tahir Abbas  19. Perpetual Struggle: The Significance of Arab-Israeli Conflict for Islamists Beverley Milton-Edwards  20. A Tortured Relationship: Islamists and US Foreign Policy Benjamin MacQueen  21. Islamism in the Middle East: the Resistant, the Fighter and the Mujahid Bernard Rougier  22. Islam and ‘The Clash of Civilizations?’ An Historical Perspective Howard Brasted and Adeel Khan

Erscheint lt. Verlag 13.12.2011
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 174 x 246 mm
Gewicht 748 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Religion / Theologie Islam
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Systeme
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Politische Theorie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 0-415-48473-1 / 0415484731
ISBN-13 978-0-415-48473-2 / 9780415484732
Zustand Neuware
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