Routledge Handbook of Political Islam

by Shahram Akbarzadeh (Editor)

Overview

This updated, second edition of the Handbook of Political Islam covers a range of political actors that use Islam to advance their cause. While they share the ultimate vision of establishing a political system governed by Islam, their tactics and methods can be very different. Capturing this diversity, this volume also sheds light on some of the less-known experiences from South East Asia to North Africa.

Drawing on expertise from some of the top scholars in the world, the chapters examine the main issues surrounding political Islam across the world, including:

• Theoretical foundations of political Islam
• Historical background
• Geographical spread of Islamist movements
• Political strategies adopted by Islamist groups
• Terrorism
• Attitudes towards democracy
• Relations between Muslims and the West in the international sphere
• Challenges of integration
• Gender relations

Capturing the geographical spread of Islamism and the many manifestations of this political phenomenon make this book a key resource for students and researchers interested in political Islam, Muslim affairs and the Middle East.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780367680992
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/09/2023
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	468
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Shahram Akbarzadeh is Convenor of the Middle East Studies Forum at the Alfred Deakin Institute, Deakin University, Australia. He held a prestigious Australian Research Council Future Fellowship (2012–16) on the role of Islam in Iran’s foreign policy making and recently completed a project on Proxy Wars in the Middle East and South Asia, sponsored by Carnegie Corporation New York.

Table of Contents

1. Political Islam Under the Spotlight Shahram Akbarzadeh 2. Islamism beyond Politics: Sayyid Qutb’s Journey to Radicalism John Calvert 3. Theocracy: From Wahhabism to Vilayat-e-Faqih Abdullah F. Alrebh 4. Political Islam and Animal Issues Emmanuel Karagiannis 5. The Muslim Brotherhood Barbara Zollner 6. Islamic Movements and Party Politics: Two Competing Visions in Morocco Esen Kirdiş 7. Hamas according to Hamas. A reading of its Document of General Principles Jean-François Legrain 8. Hezbollah: Between Nationalism and Islamism James Paterson and Benjamin MacQueen 9. Islamists, Muslim Democrats and Citizenship in Contemporary Indonesia Robert Hefner 10. Muslim Autonomy, Political Pragmatism, and the Challenge of Islamist Extremism in the Philippines Thomas M. McKenna 11. Islam and politics in the Maldives: rethinking political Islam Azim Zahir 12. Political Islam in Central Asia: from religious revival to securitization Hélène Thibault 13. Islamism in Turkey Gareth Jenkins 14. Islamist Populism in Turkey, Islamist Fatwas and State Transnationalism Ihsan Yilmaz 15. Facebook and Agency: Iranian Women’s Resistance and Reaffirmation Shahin Gerami 16. Political Islamic Movements in South Asia: The Case of Jamaat-e-Islami M. A. Muqtedar Khan & Rifat Binte Lutful 17. An Existential Crisis: The Diminishing Influence of Religion in the New Saudi Arabia Eman Alhussein 18. Political Islam in Peace and War: The Case of Yemen Silvana Toska 19. The two sources of jihadism Bernard Rougier 20. Jihadi Salafism Mohammed M. Hafez 21. The ideology of al-Qaeda Christina Hellmich 22. The Islamic State’s Ideological and Strategic World View Anthony Celso 23. Hizb-ut-Tahrir in the Age of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) Mohamed Nawab Bin Mohamed Osman 24. Militant goodness and totalized meanings: some interpretations of jihad among Tajiks Sophie Roche 25. Women in Jihad Seran de Leede 26. Politics for Jihadi Women: Lashker-e-Taiba and Jamaat ud Dawah as a case study Samina Yasmeen 27. Radicalisation and the challenge of Muslim integration in the European Union Valerie Amiraux and Pierre-Luc Beauchesne 28. UK Counter-Terrorism Strategy, Muslim Diaspora Communities and the ‘Securitisation of Integration’ Tahir Abbas 29. Revisiting S.P. Huntington’s ‘The Clash of Civilizations’ thesis Howard V. Brasted, Imran Ahmed and Shafi Md. Mostofa

Editorial Reviews

"[T]he Routledge Handbook of Political Islam is very successful indeed in imparting to the reader a sense of the breadth and variety of Islamic political thought. The editor has assembled a capable team of writers with a wide range of academic knowledge, and most of the essays in the book both are intellectually satisfying and written in a clear style that is accessible to the nonspecialist... The Routledge Handbook of Political Islam is an excellent resource. It is highly recommended for all those with an interest in issues related to political Islam." - C. Dale Walton, University of Reading, UK; Comparative Strategy: 31, 2012

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