Islamic Activism: A Social Movement Theory Approach

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Quintan Wiktorowicz
Indiana University Press, 2004 - 316 páginas

" . . . [Will] have an impact on two important fields of scholarship: social movement theory and the study of Islamic activist movements." —John Voll, Georgetown University

This 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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Islamic Activism andSocial Movement Theory
1
From Marginalization to MassacresA Political Process Explanation of GIAViolence in Algeria
37
Violence as Contention in theEgyptian Islamic Movement
61
Repertoires of Contention inContemporary Bahrain
89
Hamas as Social Movement
112
The Networked World of IslamistSocial Movements
143
Islamist Women in YemenInformal Nodes of Activism
164
Collective Action with andwithout Islam Mobilizing the Bazaarin Iran
185
The Islah Party in Yemen Political Opportunities and Coalition Building in a Transitional Polity
205
Interests Ideas and IslamistOutreach in Egypt
231
Making Conversation PermissibleIslamism and Reform in Saudi Arabia
250
Opportunity Spaces Identityand Islamic Meaning in Turkey270
270
Social Movement Theoryand Islamic Studies
289
Contributors
305
Index
307
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Quintan Wiktorowicz is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Rhodes College and author of Global Jihad: Understanding September 11.

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