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Islamic activism : a social movement theory approach / edited by Quintan Wiktorowicz

Wiktorowicz, Quintan,i1970-

Bloomington, Ind. : Indiana University Press, 2004

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (xii, 316 pages)

Indiana series in Middle East studies

Includes bibliographical references and index

0-253-11076-9 ; 978-0-253-11076-3 ; 0-253-21621-4

MC 9100 MC 9120 MH 60270 ML 9340

 

f Aufsatzsammlung  Naher Osten  Islam  Politische Bewegung  Soziale Bewegung 

" ... [Will] have an impact on two important fields of scholarship: social movement theory and the study of Islamic activist movements."--John Voll, Georgetown UniversityThis volume represents the first comprehensive attempt to incorporate the study of Islamic activism into social movement theory. It argues that the dynamics, processes, and organization of Islamic activism can be understood as important elements of contention that transcend the specificity of "Islam" as a system of meaning and identity a.