Political Islam: Religion and Politics in the Arab World

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 304 pages
• Published by: Routledge
• Edition: 1st Edition December 2, 1993
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0415103851
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0415103855
• Book Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 13.9 ounces

Product Review
". . . Scholars and specialists will appreciate the erudition of the author and the depth of the analysis that he has given to the subject." -- The Middle East Journal

". . . scholarly in tone and substance and well researched, with penetrating shafts of insight." -- International Affairs

"a most original and perceptive work on Islamic revivalisma compelling critique" -- Middle East Studies Association Bulletin

"Among all the books attempting to explain the reassertion of Islam, this must be one of the most useful." -- Theological Book Review

. . . scholarly in tone and substance and well researched, with penetrating shafts of insight.
–International Affairs

Among all the books attempting to explain the reassertion of Islam, this must be one of the most useful.
–Theological Book Review

Ayubi looks at the writings of hundreds of Arab authors--almost all Muslims--and probes their intellectual discourse. . . . Scholars and specialists will appreciate the erudition of the author and the depth of the analysis that he has given to the subject.
–The Middle East Journal

This interesting and well-written book . . . argues that Islam is not a particularly `political religion, but rather a `social religion.
–Journal of Church and State

This interesting and well-written book . . . argues that Islam is not a particularly `political' religion, but rather a `social' religion.
–Journal of Church and State

This is a most original and perceptive work on Islamic revivalism. Ayubi has produced a compelling critique of both revivalism and the Western understanding of its place in Muslim life and thought.
–Middle East Studies Association Bulletin

Product Description
In Political Islam, Nazih Ayubi traces both the intellectual sources and the socio-economic bases of political Islam, arguing that it is a modern phenomenon dating back only to the inter-war period. His distinctively broad definition of politics encompasses innovative material on sex and the family, and on the emerging alternative economic and social networks of Islamic banks, schools, and hospitals in the countries discussed.