Islamic Fundamentalism and Modernity (RLE Politics of Islam)

169 Pages·2013·7.202 MB·English

by  William Montgomery Watt, W. Montgomery Watt

ROUTLEDGE LIBRARY EDITIONS:
POLITICS OF ISLAM
ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM AND
MODERNITY
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ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM AND
MODERNITY
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY WATT
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ISLAMIC
FUNDAMENTA LISM
AND MODERNITY
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ISLAMIC
FUNDAMENTA LISM
AND MODERNITY
PROFESSOR
WILLIAM MONTGOMERY WATT
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Watt, W. Montgomery (William Montgomery),
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Islamic fundamentalism and modernity.
1. Islam
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Watt, W. Montgomery (William Montgomery)
Islamic fundamentalism and modernity/William Montgomery Watt.
p. cm.
Bibliography: p.
Includes index.
l. Islam-20th century. I. Title.
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CONTENTS
I THE TRADITIONAL SELF-IMAGE OF ISLAM 1
1 The unchanging static world 3
2 The finality of Islam 6
3 The self-sufficiency of Islam 8
4 Islam in history 14
5 The idealization of Mupammad and early Islam 17
II THE RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION AND ITS
DECLINE 24
1 The religious institution at the zenith of its power 25
2 Totalitarian strategies of the religious institution 29
3 The loss of legislative and judicial responsibilities 33
4 Changes in education 38
5 The present position 42
III THE BEGINNINGS OF ISLAMIC RESURGENCE 44
1 Responses to the European impact 44
2 The erosion of the traditional self-image 47
3 Conservative reformers and activists 51
(a) Mupammad 'Abduh 51
(b) J:Iasan al-Banna' 53
(c) Mawdudi 55
(d) Colonel Qadhafi 57
(e) The Ahmadiyya sect 58
(f) Concluding remark 60
IV THE LIBERAL SEARCH FOR A NEW IDENTITY 62
1 The early liberals 62
2 Contemporary liberal thinking 65