Political Islam

Now in paper, "Political Islam" examines the Islamic movements of six countries and traces both the intellectual sources and the socio-economic bases of political Islam. Nazih Ayubi argues that Islamic fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon dating back only to the inter-war period. He stresses the traditional concern in Islam for the collective enforcement of morals, but argues against the commonly held misconception that politics in the Arab world springs from theological principles. Ayubi suggests that radical Muslims have subjected politics to their specific religious views, and draws on the thinking of contemporary Muslim liberals in a discussion of possible intellectual responses to fundamentalism.

Ayubi, Nazih

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