Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism.

Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism.

Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) is considered one of the most influential ideologues of radical Islamism. This biography rescues Qutb from the label of 'terrorist' by offering a sophisticated analysis of his thought. It offers a view into the world of British colonialism, the birth of Egyptian Mus...

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Main Author: Calvert, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cary : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Quṭb, Sayyid, > 1906-1966.
Quṭb, Sayyid, > 1906-1966
Jamʻīyat al-Ikhwān al-Muslimīn (Egypt)
Islamic fundamentalism > Egypt.
Islam and state > Egypt.
Islam and state
Islamic fundamentalism
Egypt
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; A Note on Transliteration; Preface; Introduction; 1. Son of the Country; 2. The Making of an Egyptian Nationalist; 3. Turn to Islamism; 4. American Sojourn; 5. In the Orbit of the Muslim Brothers; 6. Radicalization; 7. Martyrdom; 8. Epilogue: The Trajectory of 'Qutbism'; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

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