Bibliograph

On Salafism, concepts and contexts, Azmi Bishara

Type

Label

On Salafism, concepts and contexts, Azmi Bishara

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

On Salafism

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1295618578

Responsibility statement

Azmi Bishara

Series statement

Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures

Sub title

concepts and contexts

Summary

"On Salafism offers a compelling new understanding of this phenomenon, both its development and contemporary manifestations. Salafism became associated with fundamentalism when the 9/11 Commission used it to explain the terror attacks and has since been connected with the violence of the so-called Islamic State. With this book, Azmi Bishara critically deconstructs claims of continuity between early Islam and modern militancy and makes a counter argument: Salafism is a wholly modern construct informed by specific sociopolitical contexts. Bishara offers a sophisticated account of various movements--such as Wahabbism and Hanbalism--frequently collapsed into simplistic understandings of Salafism. He distinguishes reformist from regressive Salafism, and examines patterns of modernization in the development of contemporary Islamic political movements and associations. In deconstructing the assumptions of linear continuity between traditional and contemporary movements, Bishara details various divergences in both doctrine and context of modern "Salafisms" plural. On Salafism is a crucial read for those interested in Islamism, jihadism, and Middle East politics and history"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

What Is Salafism? -- On apostasy -- Religious associations and political movements -- Wahhabism in context

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