Political Islam: Religion and Politics in the Arab World - Softcover

Ayubi, Nazih

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0415103851 ISBN 13: 9780415103855

Publisher: Routledge, 1993

Synopsis

Studying six Islamic states in detail, Ayubi encompasses innovative material on sex and the family, and on the emerging alternative economic and social networks of Islamic banks, schools, and hospitals in those states.

About this title

About the Author:

Nazih Ayubi is Director of the Middle East Politics Program and Reader in Politics at the University of Exeter.

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 examines 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 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
"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

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0415103851
• ISBN 13: 9780415103855
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304