Arabs face the modern world: religious, cultural, and political responses to the West
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Beteilige Person: Rejwan, Nissim 1924- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Gainesville [u.a.] Univ. Press of Florida 1998
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Abstract:The book begins with reactions to the West in the works of such religious leaders as Afghani, 'Abduh, Al-Kawakibi, Rashid Rida, Qasim Amin, and Taha Husain; the rise of Islamic militancy; and the spread of the nationalist movement. It describes events surrounding the Six-Day War of 1967 and the October War of 1973 and the rise of a new and more violent type of religious fundamentalism. And it summarizes issues that continue to preoccupy Muslim Arabs into the late 1990s - prospects for democracy, the position of women, changing attitudes toward Israel, and the plight of intellectuals in the face of rising militancy. Rejwan, a Baghdad-born Israeli, brings to this study an intimate knowledge of modern Arabic culture on a popular level, producing a synthesis of history, politics, theology, and feminist currents from the standpoint of an insider/outsider.
Umfang:X, 250 S.
ISBN:0813015596