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Aug 15, 2022 · This article explores the history of “Islamic Society” ( al-Mujtamaʿ al-Islāmī ), a concept whose widespread usage is paralleled by shallow understandings of its origins.
Sep 8, 2022 · An A-Z dictionary edited by John L. Esposito for general readers on the faith, institutions, movements, and concepts of the modern Islamic world. Approximately 2000 entries span the religious, political, and social spheres of modern Islam with backgroundhistorical entries and particular emphasis on Islam and the West
the first chapter, “Sectarianism in Sunnī Islam.” He traces the history of various schisms in Islam, starting from the first century of Islam and the beliefs of early movements (such as the Khārijites), before moving forward to consider mod-ern Sunnī movements (for example, Tablīghī Jam āʿat, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the Muslim Brotherhood).
1. The Salafi movement a puritan movement that argued for the purity of Islamic teachings by returning to the original doctrines and rejecting all forms of Western culture. This movement has become associated with literalist, strict and puritanical approaches to Islam. 2. The modern Islamic movement which has attempted to find a compromise ...
Oct 1, 2020 · This article sketches the early history of Islamic civilization from its genesis in the late nineteenth century to its institutionalization in the twentieth. Key moments include its...
The Dictionary focuses primarily on the 19th and 20th centuries, providing a highly informative look at the religious, political, and social spheres of the modern Islamic world.
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Aiming at a conceptual clarification, we propose a definition of Islamism which enables us to grasp the essence of this phenomenon in its variations (Sunni, Shi’a and Wahhabi) and its different shapes (global and national).
