Line Khatib

Islamic Revivalism in Syria

The Rise and Fall of Ba'thist Secularism

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Produktbeschreibung

This book describes Syria's present day Islamic groups - particularly their social profile and ideology - as well as offering an explanation of their resurgence. It also examines the government's shift from promoting secularism to muting secularism and co-opting Islamic sectors.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 268
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. März 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9781138789340
• ISBN-10: 1138789348
• Artikelnr.: 40495677

Autorenporträt

Line Khatib is a senior research fellow at the ICAMES (Inter-University Consortium of Arab and Middle Eastern Studies), McGill University, and a visiting scholar at the Dubai School of Government. Her research interests lie within the fields of Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Political Islam, and Secularism, with a particular focus on Islamic groups as both social and political movements.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction to the Subject of Secularism and Islamic Revivalism in
Syria Part 1: The Origins of the Conflict 2. The Rise of a Secular Party to
Power 3. The Rise and Fall of Political Islam in Syria Part 2: Hafez
al-Asad's Era and the Conflict with the Muslim Brotherhood: Muting of
Ba'thist Secularism in Syria 4. Conflict with the Muslim Brotherhood 5.
Resurgence of Neo-fundamentalism and Decline of Political Islam as a Model
for Change (1982-2000) Part 3: Bashar al-Asad's Era: Fundamentalist and
Islamist Revivalism 6. Bashar al-Asad Following in his Father's Footsteps:
the Promotion of Moderate Islam from Above in the Name of De-Radicalization
7. Islamization from Below: Islamic Revivalism as a Model for Social Change
and the Erosion of Bäthist Secularism 8. Re-emergence of Political Islam:
Syria's Islamist Groups 9. Islamic Activism and Secularism in Syria 10.
Conclusion