Islamic Activism : A Social Movement Theory Approach.

By: Wiktorowicz, QuintanMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2003Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (329 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780253110763Subject(s): Islam and politics -- Arab countries | Islam and politics -- Middle East | Social movements -- Arab countries | Social movements -- Middle EastGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Islamic Activism : A Social Movement Theory ApproachDDC classification: 303.48/4/09174927 LOC classification: HN766.A8 -- I85 2004ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction: Islamic Activism andSocial Movement Theory -- One: From Marginalization to Massacres:A Political Process Explanation of GIAViolence in Algeria -- Two: Violence as Contention in theEgyptian Islamic Movement -- Three: Repertoires of Contention inContemporary Bahrain -- Four: Hamas as Social Movement -- Five: The Networked World of IslamistSocial Movements -- Six: Islamist Women in Yemen:Informal Nodes of Activism -- Seven: Collective Action with andwithout Islam: Mobilizing the Bazaarin Iran -- Eight: The Islah Party in Yemen: Political Opportunities and Coalition Building in a Transitional Polity -- Nine: Interests, Ideas, and IslamistOutreach in Egypt -- Ten: Making Conversation Permissible:Islamism and Reform in Saudi Arabia -- Eleven: Opportunity Spaces, Identity,and Islamic Meaning in Turkey270 -- Conclusion: Social Movement Theoryand Islamic Studies -- Contributors -- Index.
Summary: "... [Will] have an impact on two important fields of scholarship: social movement theory and the study of Islamic activist movements." -- John Voll, Georgetown UniversityThis volume represents the first comprehensive attempt to incorporate the study of Islamic activism into social movement theory. It argues that the dynamics, processes, and organization of Islamic activism can be understood as important elements of contention that transcend the specificity of "Islam" as a system of meaning and identity and a basis for collective action. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, the contributors show how social movement theory can be utilized to address a wide range of questions about the mobilization of contention in support of Muslim causes. The book covers myriad examples of Islamic activism (Sunni and Shi'a) in eight countries (Arab and non-Arab), including case studies of violence and contention, networks and alliances, and culture and framing.
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Intro -- Foreword -- Introduction: Islamic Activism andSocial Movement Theory -- One: From Marginalization to Massacres:A Political Process Explanation of GIAViolence in Algeria -- Two: Violence as Contention in theEgyptian Islamic Movement -- Three: Repertoires of Contention inContemporary Bahrain -- Four: Hamas as Social Movement -- Five: The Networked World of IslamistSocial Movements -- Six: Islamist Women in Yemen:Informal Nodes of Activism -- Seven: Collective Action with andwithout Islam: Mobilizing the Bazaarin Iran -- Eight: The Islah Party in Yemen: Political Opportunities and Coalition Building in a Transitional Polity -- Nine: Interests, Ideas, and IslamistOutreach in Egypt -- Ten: Making Conversation Permissible:Islamism and Reform in Saudi Arabia -- Eleven: Opportunity Spaces, Identity,and Islamic Meaning in Turkey270 -- Conclusion: Social Movement Theoryand Islamic Studies -- Contributors -- Index.

"... [Will] have an impact on two important fields of scholarship: social movement theory and the study of Islamic activist movements." -- John Voll, Georgetown UniversityThis volume represents the first comprehensive attempt to incorporate the study of Islamic activism into social movement theory. It argues that the dynamics, processes, and organization of Islamic activism can be understood as important elements of contention that transcend the specificity of "Islam" as a system of meaning and identity and a basis for collective action. Drawing on extensive fieldwork, the contributors show how social movement theory can be utilized to address a wide range of questions about the mobilization of contention in support of Muslim causes. The book covers myriad examples of Islamic activism (Sunni and Shi'a) in eight countries (Arab and non-Arab), including case studies of violence and contention, networks and alliances, and culture and framing.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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