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Amsterdam University Press
The Muslim Brotherhood is often represented in mainstream media as a theocratic organisation that preaches Qur’an-based violence and is out to grab power in the West. As this book shows, such representations are wrought with prejudice and oversimplification; the organisation is in reality much more dynamic and diverse. Its goals, ideology and influence have never been static and vary greatly... Read more
Preface, Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Glossary, Note on Transliteration, Introduction Part I: Ideology Chapter 1: The General Ideology of the Early Muslim Brotherhood Chapter 2: The Political Ideology of the Early Muslim Brotherhood Part II: History Chapter 3: Repression Chapter 4: Participation Chapter 5: Power Part III: Descendants Chapter 6: Radicals Chapter 7: Liberals Chapter 8: Europeans, Conclusion, Bibliography, Index.
Biography
Joas Wagemakers is associate professor of Islamic & Arabic Studies at Utrecht University. He has published widely on contemporary Islam, including The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan (Cambridge University Press, 2020) and The Muslim Brotherhood: Ideology, History, Descendants (Amsterdam University Press, 2022).
