Format:
1 online resource (364 pages)
ISBN:
9789047441885
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9004167811
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9789004167810
Series Statement:
Muslim Minorities Ser. v.8
Content:
Provides an overview on the history of the Muslim Brotherhood and the ways its heritage is appropriated by its European members. They define themselves as the 'community of the middle way', in the centre of Islamic orthodoxy, proposing an ethos and an ideology.
Content:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The thought of the Muslim Brotherhood, at the center of Orthodox Islam -- PART ONE FINDING CONTINUITY IN AN UNUSUAL AND TUMULTUOUS HISTORY -- Chapter One The founding of the Brotherhood -- 1. Emergence during the 1930's: da'wah, mode of life and reform -- 2. The 1940's: political involvement, militarization, and growth of the movement -- 3. The mid-1950's: repression and opposition, migration and radicalization -- Chapter Two The contemporary Brotherhood -- 1. The 1970's and 1980's: differentiation and reappropriation -- 2. The 1980's: attempts at internationalization -- 3. The 1990's: legalism and spillover from initial MB dynamic -- 4. After 2000: toward a stabilized representative character, beyond internal questioning? -- Chapter Three Migration and implantation in Europe -- 1. The confluence of different histories and sociological generations -- 2. Organizational structures -- 3. Diffusion and circulation in the production of meaning -- 4. The importance of the Muslim Brotherhood today in the Muslim communities of Europe -- PART TWO A DIVERSE HERITAGE, MARKED BY A SUCCESSION OF OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES -- Chapter Four The unchallenged foundational contribution of Hassan al-Bannä -- 1. The importance of his writings and their content -- 2. The importance of his personality -- Chapter Five The thought of Sayyid Qutb: difficult to avoid, but discreetly controversial -- 1. A specific continuity relative to Hassan Al-Bannä -- 2. Internal controversy -- 3. The persistence of the influence of his thought up to the present day -- Chapter Six Other classic intellectual fi gures -- 1. Muhammad Al-Ghazäli -- 2. Mustafä Al-Sibä'ï, Sa'ïd Hawwä and Sayyid Säbiq -- Chapter Seven Historical references from within the movement -- 1. Various organizational leaders, including Sa'ïd Ramadän -- 2. Zeinab Al-Ghazali.
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Contents ; Preface; Introduction: The thought of the Muslim Brotherhood, at the center of Orthodox Islam; PART ONE FINDING CONTINUITY IN AN UNUSUAL AND TUMULTUOUS HISTORY; Chapter One The founding of the Brotherhood; Chapter Two The contemporary Brotherhood; Chapter Three Migration and implantation in Europe; PART TWO A DIVERSE HERITAGE, MARKED BY A SUCCESSION OF OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES; Chapter Four The unchallenged foundational contribution of Hassan al-Bannä; Chapter Five The thought of Sayyid Qutb: difficult to avoid, but discreetly controversial
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Chapter Six Other classic intellectual fi guresChapter Seven Historical references from within the movement; Chapter Eight Living fi gures of reference; Chapter Nine A dynamic tradition more or less held in check; PART THREE IDEAS THAT LEAD TO ACTION; Chapter Ten Two complementary versions of the movement's heritage; Chapter Eleven The brotherhood through action; Chapter Twelve Framework principles for the Muslim community; Chapter Thirteen Morals and social life; Chapter Fourteen Discourses regarding ultimate purposes and the relationships between diff erent civilizations
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Chapter Fifteen Concrete political projects?Chapter Sixteen Strong but confused ideas; Conclusion; Sources; Bibliography-Selection of secondary sources; Appendix-The twenty principles of Islamic understanding according to Hassan Al-Bannä, comparison of the titles of two books; Indices
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004167810
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004167810
Language:
English
URL:
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