Islamism and Islam /

Despite the intense media focus on Muslims and their religion since the tragedy of 9/11, few Western scholars or policymakers today have a clear idea of the distinctions between Islam and the politically based fundamentalist movement known as Islamism. In this important and illuminating book, Bassam...

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Author / Creator: Tibi, Bassam (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2012]
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Table of Contents:
  • Why Islamism is not Islam
  • Islamism and the political order
  • Islamism and antisemitism
  • Islamism and democracy
  • Islamism and violence : the new world disorder
  • Islamism and law : shariatization as an invention of tradition
  • Islamism, purity, and authenticity
  • Islamism and totalitarianism
  • Civil Islam as an alternative to Islamism.