Making Sense of Muslim Fundamentalisms

Studying Muslim fundamentalisms, this book compares key movements, examining their commonalities, differences and intricate relations, as well as their achievements and failures. Muslim fundamentalisms have the sympathy of approximately half of the Muslim population in the world.

Autorentext

Nimrod Hurvitz teaches at the Department of Middle East Studies at Ben Gurion University of the Negev. His areas of interest are medieval and modern religio-political movements. His publications have appeared in The American Historical Review, and in the Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School.

Eli Alshech is a visiting scholar at the Hebrew University and a government consultant. His research focuses on Islamic fundamentalism, Salafi-Jihadism, "Lone wolf" Terrorism, and Cyber Terrorism. His recent publications pertain to the ideological rift within the Salafi-Jihadi camp, and to the way Jihadists build their authority and legitimacy.

Inhalt

Introduction

Part I: Histories

1. Moderate fundamentalists

2. Militant fundamentalists

Part II: Mobilization

3. Authority and leadership

4. The art and means of persuasion

Part III: Moral order

5. Images of the West

6. Culture wars

7. Women in the public sphere

Concluding observations