The Symbolic Scenarios of Islamism A Study in Islamic Political Thought [Hardcover]

The Symbolic Scenarios of Islamisminitiates a dialogue between the discourse of three of the most discussed figures in the history of the Sunni Islamic movementHasan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb, and Osama bin Ladenand contemporary debates across religion and political theory, providing a crucial foundation upon which to situate current developments in world politics. Redressing the inefficiency of the terms in which the debate on Islam and Islamism is generally conducted, the book examines the role played by tradition, modernity, and transmodernity as major symbolic scenarios of Islamist discourses, highlighting the internal complexity and dynamism of Islamism. By uncovering forms of knowledge that have hitherto gone unnoticed or have been marginalised by traditional and dominant approaches to politics, accounting for central political ideas in non-Western sources and in the Global South, the book provides a unique contribution towards rethinking the nature of citizenship, antagonism, space, and frontiers required today. While offering valuable reading for scholars of Islamic studies, religious studies and politics, it provides a critical perspective for academics with an interest in discourse theory, post-colonial theory, political philosophy, and comparative political thought.

Introduction

 

PART I

1 Approaching Islamism

2 Modernity and Tradition: Discursive Genealogies

3 Globalisation and Transmodernity

PART II

4 The Discourse of Hasan al-Banna: A Territorial Trajectory

5 The Discourse of Sayyid Qutb: A Transitional Trajectory

6 The Discourse of Osama bin Laden: A Transterritorial Trajectory

 

Conclusion

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