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'Ulama', politics, and the public sphere : an Egyptian perspective /
"Drawing on a wide range of secondary and primary sources in Arabic, the author presents a detailed account of Egypt's `ulama'. Contrary to the standard scholarly view, which presents the `ulama' as quietly succumbing to the forces of modernization, the author demonstroles that t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Salt Lake City :
University of Utah Press,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Utah series in Turkish and Islamic studies.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Drawing on a wide range of secondary and primary sources in Arabic, the author presents a detailed account of Egypt's `ulama'. Contrary to the standard scholarly view, which presents the `ulama' as quietly succumbing to the forces of modernization, the author demonstroles that the clerics reacted in complex and diverse ways. In so doing, he provides the `ulama' with agency, turning them into historical actors who shaped their fate at a crucial junclure in modern Middle East history. The book fills a major gap in the academic literature."--John Calvert, Department of History, Creighton University The current status of the Sunni `ulama', or religious scholars, has attracted renewed academic interest during the last decade in light of their assertiveness regarding moral and sociopolitical issues on the Arab-Muslim agenda. This vitality has been attributed to the Islamic resurgence from the 1970s onward, which forced the political elites to rely increasingly on the religious establishment, thereby allowing the `ulama' greater freedom of activity. The present study, however, returns to an earlier period in history and shows that such vitality is not new. Its roots go back to the late nineteenth century, an accelerated period of state building and national cohesion. The sustained efforts of the `ulama' to restrain the nationalist/modernist impetus, the study further argues, facilitated a more convenient climate for dissident Islamic movements to further their cause. --Book Jacket. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 244 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-238) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781607819776 1607819775 |