Pioneers of Islamic Revival / Edition 2

by Ali Rahnema

Overview

Ever since they become conscious of their relative decline, the societies of the Middle East, and other Islamic countries more generally, have turned to Islam as an antidote to humiliation and decadence. Pioneers of Islamic Revival examines the political environments, lives and works of those diverse nineteenth-and twentieth-century Muslim thinkers who believed that Islam was capable of providing practical solutions to the problems of the modern world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	2901842776154
Publication date:	11/01/2005
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

About the Author

Ali Rahnema teaches economics at the American University of Paris.
Ali Rahnema teaches economics at the American University of Paris.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors
1. Introduction to First Edition - Ali Rahnema
2. Sayyid Jamal al-Din 'al-Afghani' - Nikki R.Keddie
3. Muhammad Abduh: Pioneer of Islamic Reform - Yvonne Haddad
4. Khomeini's Search for Perfection: Theory and Reality - Baqer Moin
5. Mawdudi and the Jama'at-i Islami: The Origins, Theory and Practice of Islamic Revivalism - Syyed Vali Reza Nasr
6. Hasan al-Banna (1906-1949) - David Commins
7. Sayyid Qutb: The Political Vision - Charles Tripp
8. Musa al-Sadr - Augustus Richard Norton
9. Ali Shariati: Teacher, Preacher, Rebel - Ali Rahnema
10. Muhammad Baqer as-Sadr - Chibli Mallat
Index

Editorial Reviews

This is an excellent 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)

“The new edition of this book is welcome. Its essays dissect the contrasting approaches of eight of the most significant figures to develop political Islam.” —Chris Harman, International Socialism

“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 (MESA) 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

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