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The vanguard of the Islamic revolution: the Jamaʻat-i Islami of Pakistan

By Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
1994
ISBN
0520083695, 9780520083691
LCC
JQ559.A54 N37 1994
Google Books ID
5LWepMdh7OkC
Open Library ID
OL1397862M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
739 kB (756495 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

In this groundbreaking study, Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr examines the origins, historical development, and political strategies of one of the oldest and most influential Islamic revival movements, the Jama'at-i Islami of Pakistan. He focuses on the inherent tension between the movement's idealized vision of the nation as a holy community based in Islamic law and its political agenda of socioeconomic change for Pakistani society.Nasr's work goes beyond the exploration of a single party to examine the diverse sociopolitical roots of contemporary Islamic revivalism, challenging many of the standard interpretations about political expressions of Islam.

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