Muslims and Capitalism: An Uneasy Relationship?
From today's perspective, Islam and capitalism seem to be natural partners. In a world where state socialism is on the wane, Islamic states in particular seem to be run by an exploitative class that in their hyper-capitalist way of profit-making does not care at all about social justice. Modern history, however, has seen a great number of movements, political parties and individuals propagating the incompatibility of capitalism with Islam. And at a second glance, the quest for social justice and the rejection of capitalism actually appear as a driving force in different Islamic discourses, including that of the so-called Islamic State. The articles of this volume offer intriguing and original thoughts about the appropriate economic system for a Muslim society. Some of the concepts are based right away on socialism, while others call for a genuine, non-Western Islamic 'third way' between communism and capitalism. In fact, political reality has forced the secular Left to grapple with the response of Islamic movements to poverty and injustice. The volume therefore also includes useful insights into the Left's reaction to this political challenge. The articles cover a wide range of world regions, not only the Middle East and Turkey, but also the Far East and North Africa, with a time span ranging from the late 19th century to the present. In addition, the reader is also introduced to economic concepts of early Islam and their textual sources.
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Muslims and Capitalism: An Uneasy Relationship?
From today's perspective, Islam and capitalism seem to be natural partners. In a world where state socialism is on the wane, Islamic states in particular seem to be run by an exploitative class that in their hyper-capitalist way of profit-making does not care at all about social justice. Modern history, however, has seen a great number of movements, political parties and individuals propagating the incompatibility of capitalism with Islam. And at a second glance, the quest for social justice and the rejection of capitalism actually appear as a driving force in different Islamic discourses, including that of the so-called Islamic State. The articles of this volume offer intriguing and original thoughts about the appropriate economic system for a Muslim society. Some of the concepts are based right away on socialism, while others call for a genuine, non-Western Islamic 'third way' between communism and capitalism. In fact, political reality has forced the secular Left to grapple with the response of Islamic movements to poverty and injustice. The volume therefore also includes useful insights into the Left's reaction to this political challenge. The articles cover a wide range of world regions, not only the Middle East and Turkey, but also the Far East and North Africa, with a time span ranging from the late 19th century to the present. In addition, the reader is also introduced to economic concepts of early Islam and their textual sources.
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Muslims and Capitalism: An Uneasy Relationship?

Muslims and Capitalism: An Uneasy Relationship?

by Beatrice Hendrich (Editor)
Muslims and Capitalism: An Uneasy Relationship?

Muslims and Capitalism: An Uneasy Relationship?

by Beatrice Hendrich (Editor)

Overview

From today's perspective, Islam and capitalism seem to be natural partners. In a world where state socialism is on the wane, Islamic states in particular seem to be run by an exploitative class that in their hyper-capitalist way of profit-making does not care at all about social justice. Modern history, however, has seen a great number of movements, political parties and individuals propagating the incompatibility of capitalism with Islam. And at a second glance, the quest for social justice and the rejection of capitalism actually appear as a driving force in different Islamic discourses, including that of the so-called Islamic State. The articles of this volume offer intriguing and original thoughts about the appropriate economic system for a Muslim society. Some of the concepts are based right away on socialism, while others call for a genuine, non-Western Islamic 'third way' between communism and capitalism. In fact, political reality has forced the secular Left to grapple with the response of Islamic movements to poverty and injustice. The volume therefore also includes useful insights into the Left's reaction to this political challenge. The articles cover a wide range of world regions, not only the Middle East and Turkey, but also the Far East and North Africa, with a time span ranging from the late 19th century to the present. In addition, the reader is also introduced to economic concepts of early Islam and their textual sources.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9783956504631
Publisher: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
Publication date: 11/01/2018
Pages: 316
Product dimensions: 6.06(w) x 9.06(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Introduction: Exalting the Past, Rebelling against the Present, and Struggling for a (Better) Future? Béatrice Hendrich 7

Part 1 The Past and the Future

Primary Islamic Texts on Land, Water, and Capital Ownership Mouez Khalfaoui 23

Beyond State and Market: Institutional Diversity and Polycentricity in Islamic Contexts Anas Malik 33

Part 2 Marxism, Anti-Capitalism, Islam

The Tempestuous Affair between Marxism and Islam: Attraction, Hostility, and Accommodation since 1917 Manfred Sing 51

Left-wing Perspectives on Political Islam: A Mapping Attempt Leandros Fischer 103

Iranian Godfathers of Islamic Socialism - "It is the Marxists Who Have Learned It from Islam" Katajun Amirpur 121

The Emergence of Anti-Capitalist Muslims in Turkey: "God, Bread, Freedom" Bayram Koca 135

Ubaidullah Sindhi as a Revolutionary: A Study of Socialist Activism in Deobandi Islam Tahir Kamran 151

Part 3 Social Justice and Anti-Capitalism

"… So That It May Not Circulate Solely between the Wealthy among You." Sabine Damir-Geilsdorf

The Critique of Capitalism and the Vision of a "Balanced Society" (mujtama&lhookipa; mutawazin) in the Writings of Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) 173

A Shiite Economic Model. From Baqir al-Sadr to Contemporary Iraq Elisheva Machlis 191

Between Islamism and Human Rights. Mazlumder as a Third Way within Turkish Islamism? Fabio Vicini 207

A Sufi Martyr and Harbinger of Anti-Capitalism. Seyh Bedreddin as an Emblematic Figure in 'Progressive' Publications Beatrice Hendrich 223

Part 4 Different Ways to Non-Capitalism

The Lure of Gold and Silver Dinars and Dirhams for the 21st Century Hans Visser 249

Three Images of Anti-authoritarian Socialism within Islamic Contexts: Isabelle Eberhardt/Mahmoud Essadi, Muammar Qaddafi's Green Book, and Heba Raouf Ezzat Anthony T. Fiscella 271

Turkish Islamists' Enthusiasm for Versace: Islamism between Rejection and Adoption of the West Michelangelo Guida 295

The Authors 313

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