The radical tradition in Islam and the Islamist tendency in contemporary Egypt

This is a study of the response of Muslim societies to crises. It examines the conditions under which Islam becomes a force for revolution, identifies those Islamic concepts and attitudes which promote or inhibit revolutionary sentiments and activity, and looks at the role played by the organizational structure of Islam in promoting or curbing revolutionary activity.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Political Science

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Naim, Syed Rashid

Contributors dc:contributor

• Weinbaum, Marvin G.

• Religion, History of
• History, Middle Eastern
• Political Science, General

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1990 Naim, Syed Rashid

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

AAI9021732
(UMI)AAI9021732

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22533