Militant Islam: A historical perspective
It is argued that contemporary militant Islam, if viewed in historical perspective, would appear rather as a continuous religious undercurrent, which recently acquired special significance to the Muslim masses because of the frustration of religio-nationalist hopes, in whose awakening the reformist...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1985
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| In: |
Islamic dilemmas: reformers, nationalists, and industrialization
Year: 1985, Pages: 73-93 |
| Further subjects: | B
Islamische Länder / Islamische Welt
Islam
Extremismus
Religiöser Fundamentalismus
B Islam B Fundamentalism B Radicalism B Islamic countries |
| Summary: | It is argued that contemporary militant Islam, if viewed in historical perspective, would appear rather as a continuous religious undercurrent, which recently acquired special significance to the Muslim masses because of the frustration of religio-nationalist hopes, in whose awakening the reformist Salafiyya movement played a decisive role. Economic analysis alone is therefore not sufficient to explain the general phenomenon of militant Islam, nor even important episodes of it. (DÜI-Asd) |
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| Physical Description: | Lit. |
| ISBN: | 311009763X |
| Contains: | In: Islamic dilemmas: reformers, nationalists, and industrialization
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