304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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Islamic theocracy is now firmly established in fundamentalist Iran, and waves of fundamentalism are sweeping the entire Islamic world, and its diaspora. This book examines the claim of those Islamists who contend that, as a belief system and a way of life, Islam carries with it a theory of politics and the state which should be applied unquestioningly. Ayubi traces both the intellectual sources... Read more
Preface 1. The Theory and Practice of the Islamic State 2. The Politics of Sex and the Family: or theCollectivity of Islamic Morality 3. The Variety of Modern Islam: Intellectual Expressions and Political Roles 4. The Islamic Movements: Some Country Studies, Part I 5. The Islamic Movements: Some Country Studies, Part II 6. Political Islam: Intellectual Sources 7. Political Islam: Socio-Economic Ideas 8. Islamic Banks, Companies and Sevices: or the Rise of a Native Commercial Bourgeoisie 9. The Islamic Liberals Answer Back 10. Political Islam: Why and Where To? Glossary Bibliography Index
Biography
Ayubi, Nazih
`Among all the books attempting to explain the reassertion of Islam, this must be one of the most useful' - Theological Book Review
`Scholarly in tone and substance and well researched, with penetrating shafts of insight.' - International Affairs
