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- Condition
- Publication Name
- University of California Press
- Special Attributes
- EX-LIBRARY
- Country of Origin
- United States
- ISBN
- 9780520239340
- Book Title
- Muslim Extremism in Egypt : the Prophet and Pharaoh
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 8.2 in
- Edition
- 2
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Author
- Gilles Kepel
- Genre
- Religion, Political Science
- Topic
- World / Middle Eastern, Islam / General, Religion, Politics & State
- Item Weight
- 12.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 296 Pages
Muslim Extremism in Egypt : The Prophet and Pharaoh Paperback Gil
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520239342
ISBN-13
9780520239340
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2467986
Product Key Features
Edition
2
Book Title
Muslim Extremism in Egypt : the Prophet and Pharaoh
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2003
Topic
World / Middle Eastern, Islam / General, Religion, Politics & State
Genre
Religion, Political Science
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
12.8 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-042607
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
322/.1/096209048
Table Of Content
Preface to the 2003 Edition Preface The Roots of Islamist Movements Introduction Journey to the Ends of Islam 1. From One Ordeal to Another: 1954-66 In the Beginning Were the Camps The 1965 ‘Plot’ 2. ‘Signposts’ Sayyid Qutb, Author and Martyr Islamicism or Barbarism What Is to Be Done? The Ulema Intervene Appendix: Works of Sayyid Qutb 3. The Society of Muslims And God Came to Shukri The New Hegira Living Together in the Prophet’s Way Death of One of the Ulema 4. ‘Al-Da’wa’: Legalists Despite Themselves The Purse-Strings The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Making Good Use of Parliament 5. The Vanguard of the ‘Umma’ The Student Revolt The *university of Large Numbers’ In the Shadow of the Regime Changer la Vie How to Be a Good Muslim For the Good of the Copts June 1981: Checkmate 6. The Sermons of Sheikh Kishk A Sheikh’s Childhood The Friday Sermon 7. To Assassinate Pharaoh The Modem Tartars Holy War Against the Infidels Carrying Out God’s Orders Killing Christians To Assassinate Pharaoh Conclusion The Religious and the Political Is the Islamicist Movement Inevitable? Facets of a Utopia Afterword: Ebb and Flow, 1981-1985 The Carrot and the Stick Depoliticizing Islam Electoral Strategies Modes of Preaching Sources Chronology: 1928-1992 Index
Synopsis
Gilles Kepel takes us into the world of the students, professionals, workers, and unemployed who are caught up in the Islamic movements of Egypt. Events that have riveted world attention–the first World Trade Center bombing, assassinations in Beirut, the attempt on the life of the Pope, the assassination of Sadat, and, in a new preface, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001–are illuminated by this penetrating study., Gilles Kepel takes us into the world of the students, professionals, workers, and unemployed who are caught up in the Islamic movements of Egypt. Events that have riveted world attention-the first World Trade Center bombing, assassinations in Beirut, the attempt on the life of the Pope, the assassination of Sadat, and, in a new preface, the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001-are illuminated by this penetrating study.
LC Classification Number
BP64.E3K4413 2003
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