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Pioneers of Islamic Revival: Second Edition (Studies in Islamic Society)
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by Ali Rahnema
Sales Rank: 738733
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 352 pages
Published by: Zed Books; New Upd edition February 16, 2006
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1842776150
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1842776155
Book Dimensions:
8.4 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
Weighs: 15.2 ounces
Product Review
Reviews of the First Edition
"This is a judicious and well-conceived collection of studies by experts on prominent figures in the modern Islamic political revival. Anyone concerned with the politics of the modern Islamic world will find it useful to have this detailed Who's Who within reach."--Middle East Studies Association Bulletin
'Well written articles on nine of the best known Islamic ideologues of the past century, the majority authored by a scholar who has published major work on the figure or his movement The articles are appropriate to undergraduates and the book could well serve to structure an introductory course in modern Islamic thought'. - Religious Studies Review
'The scholarly profiles in Pioneers of Islamic Revival give readers an opportunity to judge for themselves where the truth lies.' - Third World Resources
'This is an great anthology about nine of the most influential thinkers of the past century who have contributed significantly to the shape of popular Islamic thought. - American Sufi Muslim Association (ASMA)
Product Description
This book looks at the political environments, lives and works of those diverse 19th and 20th century Muslim thinkers who believed that Islam was capable of providing practical solutions to the problems of the modern world. It provides a balanced account of their contribution to contemporary revolutionary Islam and to political developments in countries from Morocco to Indonesia. A new introductory chapter included in this updated edition addresses these thinkers in the context of the extraordinarily changed circumstances confronting Islamic countries since 9/11.
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Pioneers of Islamic Revival (Studies in Islamic Society) (Paperback)
I took several courses under a reknowned Islamic scholar (who is a practicing Muslim, mind you) and gave serious consideration to conversion to Islam. I digested all I could about Islam and as many translations of the Quran as I could get my hands on. While I never made the leap, I found a continuing deep level of respect for the faith of Islam and all Muslims, from the humanist variety to the militant variety so in the news these days. That being said, of all the courses I took, it is perhaps the course I took on Politics and Islam that continues to stick with me. For example, many in the West have a certain view of Khomeini as a renegade terrorist. What people don't understand is how it is that he was (and perhaps still is, to a degree) so revered. Having taken the course, I have a different understanding of his significance and how it was that he rose to power. I also understand more deeply why it is that the West (and the United States, in particular) is so feared, even hated by so many in the Middle East. This book helped along that path. The big names are here. If you wish to understand modern day Islam as a political force, you need to know some of the names in this book: al-Afghani, Abduh, Khomeini and Qutb and others are those whose thoughts gave rise to such movements as the Muslim Brotherhood and the Jama't-e-Islami. The militant strain that is so prevalent did not appear out of a vacuum. The roots were already planted. While it is claimed that the roots of the violence we see today go back to Muhammad, we underestimate just how much these modern thinkers and their interpretations of the Quran have influenced the course of modern day events. While the book is not without its weaknesses, it is a great introduction to understanding this phenomenon. While it is so contrary to Western culture, when understood in proper context, it is not so strange as we may think. While you may not agree with their conclusions and courses of action, you may at least understand better where they are coming from.
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