Religion and State : the Muslim approach to politics / L. Carl Brown.

By:

Brown, L. Carl (Leon Carl), 1928-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, 2000.Description: vi, 256 p. ; 24 cmContent type:

text

ISBN:

9780231120388
0231120389

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

297.272 BRO

Summary: This book examines how Islam has historically related to politics, showing that Muslim traditions were diverse and often leaned toward political quietism rather than the strict Islamist model. By comparing Islam with Christianity and Judaism, Brown highlights both shared challenges and distinct features in handling religion–state relations. He argues that modern disruptions such as colonialism, nationalism, and Western secular ideas transformed this relationship, giving rise to new Islamist movements led by figures like Hassan al-Banna, Abul Ala Mawdudi, Sayyid Qutb, and Ayatollah Khomeini. Brown concludes that the claim of an inseparable, timeless fusion of Islam and politics is overstated; contemporary Islamism represents a reinterpretation rather than a restoration of the past.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Sultan Qaboos Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	297.272 BRO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		2791

includes index (p. 237-256),

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-236).

This book examines how Islam has historically related to politics, showing that Muslim traditions were diverse and often leaned toward political quietism rather than the strict Islamist model. By comparing Islam with Christianity and Judaism, Brown highlights both shared challenges and distinct features in handling religion–state relations. He argues that modern disruptions such as colonialism, nationalism, and Western secular ideas transformed this relationship, giving rise to new Islamist movements led by figures like Hassan al-Banna, Abul Ala Mawdudi, Sayyid Qutb, and Ayatollah Khomeini. Brown concludes that the claim of an inseparable, timeless fusion of Islam and politics is overstated; contemporary Islamism represents a reinterpretation rather than a restoration of the past.

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