The Sayyid Qutb Reader

ISBN 10: 0415954258 / ISBN 13: 9780415954259

Published by Routledge, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Sayyid Qutb Reader
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0415954258
• ISBN 13: 9780415954259
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: good

About this title

Synopsis

Anyone who wants to understand what militant Muslims think has to understand what they read―and they read Sayyid Qutb, the intellectual father of Islamic fundamentalism. Qutb, an Egyptian literary critic and philosopher who was appalled by American decadence, gained prominence in the Muslim Brotherhood, was imprisoned by Nasser, and hanged in 1966. Through his death and prolific writings he became a martyr for the cause of political Islam. His work is virtually unknown outside the Muslim world, but Qutb is at the heart of the intellectual rationale for jihad and violence in the name of Islam.

The Sayyid Qutb Reader is the first collection of his selected works available to the general public. As such, this valuable introduction to Qutb’s core intellectual ideas should be read by anyone who wants to understand one of the most important conflicts of our age.

About the Author

Albert Bergesen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona.