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Islamism: Contested Perspectives on Political Islam Hardcover - 2009

by Richard C. Martin (Editor); Abbas Barzegar (Editor)

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  • Title Islamism: Contested Perspectives on Political Islam
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition New
  • Pages 200
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Stanford University Press
  • Date 2009-10-21
  • Features Bibliography, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 531ZZZ01MQDY_ns
  • ISBN 9780804768856 / 0804768854
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.2 x 0.8 in (23.11 x 15.75 x 2.03 cm)
  • Themes
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
  • Library of Congress subjects Islam and politics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009021882
  • Dewey Decimal Code 320.557

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From the publisher

As America struggles to understand Islam and Muslims on the world stage, one concept in particular dominates public discourse: Islamism. References to Islamism and Islamists abound in the media, in think tanks, and in the general study of Islam, but opinions vary on the differences of degree and kind among those labeled Islamists. This book debates what exactly is said when we use this contentious term in discussing Muslim religion, tradition, and social conflict.

Two lead essays offer differing viewpoints: Donald K. Emmerson argues that Islamism is a useful term for a range of Muslim reform movements--very few of which advocate violence--while Daniel M. Varisco counters that the public specter of violence and terrorism by Islamists too often infects the public perceptions of Islam more generally. Twelve commentaries, written by Muslim and non-Muslim intellectuals, enrich the debate with differing insights and perspectives.

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  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2010, Page 21

About the author

Richard C. Martin is Professor of Religion at Emory University. He co-authored Defenders of Reason In Islam: Mu'tazilism and Rational Theology from Medieval School to Modern Symbol (1997) and is editor-in-chief of The Encyclopedia of Islam and the Muslim World (2004). Abbas Barzegar is a Ph.D. candidate at Emory University.