Populistische Protestbewegungen, Gruppierungen und Parteien erhalten viel Zulauf - sie schüren antieuropäische Vorbehalte, die sich aus einem generellen Unbehagen an Politik, Staat und Medien speisen. Die Beiträge des Bandes beleuchten das unübersichtliche Terrain von Nationalis…
"The debate continues unabated: Is political Islam decipherable through the tenets of the Islamic tradition--or is it a tool of secular actors who shrewdly misuse religious references? Is it an expression of modernity, or a return to the past? Eschewing these dichotomies, Jocely…
"The myth of religious violence is that religion is endemic to all human cultures and eras, and is prone to absolutism, divisiveness, and irrationality. Religion must therefore be separated from "secular" phenomena like politics for the sake of peace. The secular nation-state ap…
Introduction -- Part I: Jihad. War and peace in the foundational texts of Islam ; Jihad in Islamic law -- Part II: Violent radicalism: Bin Laden, 9/11, and ISIS. "So we kill their innocents": Bin Laden and 9/11 ; "Our hearts bleed": 9/11 and contemporary Muslim thought ; "We wil…
Radical Religion in Cromwell's England is a concise and accessible history of the fascinating ideas and movements which emerged during this volatile period. Names like the 'Ranters', 'Seekers', 'Diggers' and 'Levellers' convey something of the exoticism of these popular associat…
Radical Religion in Cromwell's England is a concise and accessible history of the fascinating ideas and movements which emerged during this volatile period. Names like the 'Ranters', 'Seekers', 'Diggers' and 'Levellers' convey something of the exoticism of these popular associat…
Introduction: politicizing Islam across north and south -- Secularism and Muslim marginality -- Politics of redistribution -- Political community in the slums of Hyderabad -- Politics of recognition -- Antipolitics in the banlieues of Lyon -- Conclusion: democracy, feminism, and…
Politicizing Islam explores Islamic revival movements in the French city of Lyon and its outer banlieues and the Indian city of Hyderabad, where Parvez conducted two years of ethnographic research, immersed in mosque communities, women's welfare centers, Islamic study circles, a…
"With a scope that bridges the gap between the study of classical Islam and the modern Middle East, this book uncovers a profound theological dimension in contemporary Islamic radicalism and explores the continued relevance of medieval theology to modern debates. Based on an exa…
