1st Edition
Islamist Rhetoric Language and Culture in Contemporary Egypt
By Jacob Hoigilt
Copyright 2011
216 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
216 Pages
2 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Islamism in Egypt is more diversified in terms of its sociology and ideology than is usually assumed. Through linguistic analysis of Islamist rhetoric, this book sheds light upon attitudes towards other Muslims, religious authority and secular society.
Examining the rhetoric of three central Islamist figures in Egypt today - Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Amr Khalid and Muhammad Imara - the author... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Rhetorical Analysis and the Study of Social Reality 3. Islamic Ideology and the Public Sphere in Egypt 4. The Rhetoric of Religious Authority 5. The Rhetoric of Religious Passion 6. The Rhetoric of Religious Polemics 7. Rhetoric and Religious Ideology 8. Conclusion
Biography
Jacob Høigilt is a Middle East researcher at Fafo Institute for Applied International Studies in Oslo, Norway. His main research interests include Islamism, Arabic sociolinguistics and politics in the Arab world.
