The Pioneers of Islamic Revival
Appearance
Author | Ali Rahnema |
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Language | English |
Subject | Islamic revival |
Publisher | Zed Books |
Publication date | 1994 (1st ed), 2005 (2nd ed) |
Media type | |
Pages | 347 pp. |
ISBN | 978-1-85649-254-6 |
The Pioneers of Islamic Revival is a 1994 book edited by Ali Rahnema in which the authors examine prominent figures in the modern Islamic political revival.
Essays
[edit]- Sayyid Jamal al-Din al-Afghani / Nikki R. Keddie
- Muhammad Abduh: pioneer of Islamic reform / Yvonne Haddad
- Khomeini's search for perfection: theory and reality / Baqer Moin
- Mawdudi and the Jama'at-i Islami: the origins, theory and practice of Islamic revivalism / Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr
- Hasan al-Banna (1906-1949) / David Commins
- Sayyid Qutb: the political vision / Charles R. H. Tripp
- Musa al-Sadr / Augustus Richard Norton
- Ali Shariati: teacher, preacher, rebel / Ali Rahnema
- Muhammad Baqer as-Sadr / Chibli Mallat
Reception
[edit]The book has been reviewed in Middle Eastern Studies, Review of Middle East Studies and International Socialism.[1] [2][3]
Chris Harman believes that this book is welcome because many liberals who "lump all strands of political Islam (or ‘Islamism’) together", show a complete ignorance of "the history of political Islam and of the myriad of different organisations and beliefs that fall under that title today."[1]
John Cooper calls the book "a judicious and well-conceived collection" which is useful for anyone "concerned with the politics of the modern Islamic world".[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Harman, Chris (2006). "Between ritual and revolt". International Socialism.
- ^ Silvera, Alain; Yapp, M.E.; El‐Said, Sabah; Sholkamy, Hania M.; Mir‐Hosseini, Ziba; Landau, Jacob B.; Pankhurst, Richard; Irwin, Robert (July 1996). "Book reviews". Middle Eastern Studies. 32 (3): 187–210. doi:10.1080/00263209608701125.
- ^ a b Cooper, John (July 1996). "Pioneers of Islamic Revival, edited by Ali Rahnema. (Studies in Islamic Society) 279 pages, notes, index. London & New Jersey: Zed Books, 1994. $25.00 (Paper) 1-85649-254-0". Middle East Studies Association Bulletin. 30 (1): 74–75. doi:10.1017/S0026318400033307. S2CID 164766751.
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