Islamic exceptionalism

how the struggle over Islam is reshaping the world

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Shadi Hamid: Islamic exceptionalism (2016)

306 pages

English language

Published Jan. 21, 2016

ISBN:
978-1-250-06101-0
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OCLC Number:
933446666

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"From the founding of Islam in the seventh century, there had always been a dominant Muslim empire, or "caliphate." But in 1924, the Ottoman Caliphate was formally abolished. Since then, there has been an ongoing struggle to establish a legitimate political order in the Middle East. At the center of that struggle is the vexing problem of religion and its role in political life. In Islamic Exceptionalism, Brookings Institution scholar and acclaimed author Shadi Hamid offers a novel and provocative argument on how Islam is, in fact, "exceptional" in how it relates to politics, with profound implications for how we understand the future of the Middle East. With unprecedented access to Islamist activists and leaders across the region, Hamid argues for a new understanding of how Islam and Islamism shape politics - and how the practice of politics shapes Islam. Despite the hopes of the Arab Spring, ideological and religious …

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Subjects

  • Politics and government
  • Islam and politics

Places

  • Arab countries
  • Middle East