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Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the Making of State Power

By Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Year
2001
ISBN
0195144260, 9780195144260, 9781423762140
LCC
DS597.2 .N37 2001
Open Library ID
OL6795249M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
779 kB (797357 bytes)
Series
Religion and Global Politics
Pages
248\242
Topic
Religion
Time added
2011-04-20 14:05:05

Description

Islamization is commonly seen as the work of Islamist movements who have forced their ideology on ruling regimes and other hapless social actors. There is little doubt that ruling regimes and disparate social and political actors alike are pushed in the direction of Islamic politics by Islamist forces. However, Islamist activism and its revolutionary and utopian rhetoric only partly explain this trend. Here, Nasr argues that the state itself plays a key role in embedding Islam in the politics of Muslim countries. Focusing on Malaysia and Pakistan, Nasr argues that the turn to Islam is a facet of the state's drive to establish hegemony over society and expand its powers and control.

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