Islam and revolution in the Middle East /

Islam and revolution in the Middle East /

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Why did an Islamic revolution occur only in Iran? Why have most Muslim fundamentalists elsewhere been incapable of mobilizing mass support? In this compellingly argued book, Henry Munson, Jr., addresses these questions through historical and anthropological analysis of the roles of Islam in Middle E...

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Author / Creator: Munson, Henry, 1946- (Author)
Format: eBook Electronic
Language:English
Imprint: New Haven : Yale University Press, [1988]
Subjects:
Islam and politics > Middle East.
Revolutions > Religious aspects > Islam.
Shīʿah > Iran.
Islam and politics
Politics and government
Revolutions > Religious aspects > Islam
Shīʻah
Djihad.
Islam > Erneuerung.
Fundamentalismus > Islam.
Islam > Fundamentalismus.
Islam > Politik > Naher Osten.
Politik > Islam > Naher Osten.
Geschichte.
Islam.
Politik.
Revolution.
Schiiten.
Middle East > Politics and government.
Iran
Middle East
Naher Osten > Politik.
Iran.
Naher Osten.
Online Access:Click here for full text at JSTOR
Table of Contents:
  • PART I. Islam as religion and ideology. 1. Introduction
  • 2. Islamic sacred history in popular religion and fundamentalist ideology: the common core
  • 3. Islamic sacred history in popular religion and fundamentalist ideology: the Shi'i Offshoot
  • 4. The Ulama, popular religion, and fundamentalist ideology in Sunni and Shi'i Islam
  • PART II. Islam and politics since the late nineteenth century. 5. Iran
  • 6. Saudi Arabia
  • 7. Egypt
  • 8. Syria
  • 9. Social Bases
  • PART III. Explanations. 10. Modernization and Revolution
  • 11. Resentment of foreign domination and the quest for authenticity
  • 12. Conclusion: why only in Iran?

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