| Islamism: A Documentary and Reference Guide Contributor(s): Calvert, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313338566 ISBN-13: 9780313338564 Publisher: Greenwood OUR PRICE: $101.97 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2007 Annotation: The past thirty years have witnessed the rise of political parties and other formal groups in the Middle East and elsewhere with Islamic agendas, a phenomenon that has both surprised and frightened many in the West. Events from the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 to the attacks of September 11, 2001 have led some to conclude that the United States is on a collision course with Islam, the religion of one-fifth of the world's population. The sourcebook aims to enhance our understanding of the Islamist phenomenon by presenting some forty documents, written by Islamists themselves, which shed light on the origins, goals, and practices of Islamic-focused groups and movements throughout the Muslim world. Each document will be identified and analyzed as to its significance. The documentary section of the work will be followed by an extensive bibliography and reference guide of relevant print and electronic resources mIIslamism: A Documentary and Refernece Guide provides fmrst-hand accounts of the most important periods in the rise of radical Islam: BLTheological Foundations of Islamism -- The writings of the early Islamic revivalist thinkers who are influential among Islamists today. BLIslamist Thinkers and Movements -- The writings of those leaders who, since the 1920s, influenced movements and organizations calling for the establishment of Islamic states. BLGlobal Jihad -- beginning in the 1980s and through the 1990s, writers merged political radicalism with religious revivalism to promote the most radical form of Islamism that we see today. Each translation, many of them created for this book, has an introductory essay by the editor to place the work in its historical context. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - History - Religion | Comparative Religion - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 320.557 |
| LCCN: 2007026092 |
| Series: Documentary and Reference Guides |
| Physical Information: 0.95" H x 8.73" W x 11.31" (2.27 lbs) 296 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The past thirty years have witnessed the rise of political parties and other formal groups in the Middle East and elsewhere with Islamic agendas, a phenomenon that has both surprised and frightened many in the West. Events from the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79 to the attacks of September 11, 2001, have led some to conclude that the United States is on a collision course with Islam, the religion of one-fifth of the world's population. The sourcebook aims to enhance our understanding of the Islamist phenomenon by presenting some forty documents, written by Islamists themselves, which shed light on the origins, goals, and practices of Islamic-focused groups and movements throughout the Muslim world. Each document is identified and analyzed as to its significance. The documentary section of the work is followed by an extensive bibliography and reference guide of relevant print and electronic resources. |