Muted Modernists : The Struggle Over Divine Politics in Saudi Arabia

Name: Muted Modernists
Brand: C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd
SKU: 9781849045865
Price: 6300 KES
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ISBN: 9781849045865

by Madawi Al-Rasheed

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 1849045860

ISBN-13 9781849045865

Publisher C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

Imprint C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd

Country of Manufacture GB

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Nov 26th, 2015

Print length 224 Pages

Weight 422 grams

Dimensions 22.30 x 15.00 x 2.30 cms

Product Classification: Saudi Arabia Religion & politics Religious & theocratic ideologies Religious and theocratic ideologies and movements Religion and politics

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Challenges traditional notions of Saudi conservatism by highlighting the long tradition of engagement with modernism there

Analysis of both official and opposition Saudi divine politics is often monolithic, conjuring images of conservatism, radicalism, misogyny and resistance to democracy. Madawi Al-Rasheed challenges this stereotype as she examines a long tradition of engaging with modernism that gathered momentum with the Arab uprisings and incurred the wrath of both the regime and its Wahhabi supporters. With this nascent modernism, constructions of new divine politics, anchored in a rigorous reinterpretation of foundational Islamic texts and civil society activism are emerging in a context where authoritarian rule prefers its advocates to remain muted. The author challenges scholarly wisdom on Islamism in general and blurs the boundaries between secular and religious politics.

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