ABSTRACT
This volume unfolds the ebbs and flows of Muslim thought in different regions of the world, as well as the struggles between the different intellectual discourses that have surfaced against this backdrop. With a focus on Turkey, Egypt, Iran and the Indian subcontinent – regions that, in spite of their particular histories and forms of thought, are uniquely placed as a mosaic that illustrates the intertwined nature of the development of Muslim socio-political thought – it sheds light on the swing between right and left in different regions, the debates surrounding nationalism, the influence of socialism and liberalism, the rise of Islamism and the conflict between state bureaucracy and social movements. Exploring themes of civil society and democracy, it also considers current trends in Muslim thought and possible future directions. As such, it will appeal to scholars across the fields of sociology, anthropology, political science, history and political economy, as well as those with interests in the study of religion, the development of Muslim thought, and the transformation of Muslim societies in recent decades.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |15 pages
Editor's introduction
section Section I|56 pages
Facing with the modernity
section Section II|53 pages
Religion, society, and politics
chapter 6|13 pages
Formation of contemporary Islamic thought in Egypt
section Section III|56 pages
Islam in the political sphere
section Section IV|58 pages
Making of the nation-state and changing forms of nationalism
chapter 13|14 pages
The emergence and progress of nationalism in Turkey
section Section V|59 pages
The rise and demise of socialism
chapter 18|15 pages
The left and working-class movement in Egypt
chapter 19|14 pages
The historical trajectory of the left in 20th-century Iran
section Section VI|55 pages
Liberalism and Muslim liberal thought
chapter 23|13 pages
Rowshan fekran-e dini [new religious thinkers] and the institution of velayat-e faqih
section Section VII|57 pages
State, civil society, and democracy
chapter 25|14 pages
Reproduction of religious thought in Turkey
chapter 28|13 pages
Discussions on democracy and Islamic states
section Section VIII|62 pages
Current trends and future directions