Revolt against modernity : : Muslim zealots and the west / / Michael Youssef.

• Superior document: Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East ; Volume XXXIX
• VerfasserIn: Youssef, Michael,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands : : E.J. Brill,, [1985]; ©1985
• Year of Publication: 1985
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East ; Volume XXXIX.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (199 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- SECTION ONE HISTORICAL ANALYSIS -- I. The Root of the East/West Dispute -- II. Muhammad, the Prophet of Allah -- III. The Islamic Conquest and the Crusades -- IV. The Rise and Fall of the Ottoman Empire -- V. Europe and Colonial Rule -- VI. The State of Israel and the Deepening of the Tension between Islam and the West -- VII. Egypt - from Antiquity to the Islamic Conquest -- VIII. Egypt in Modern Times -- IX. Egyptian Nationalism at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century -- SECTION TWO AL-JIHAD: ITS ROOTS AND IDEOLOGY -- X. The Muslim Brotherhood, Nasser, and Sadat -- XI. The Link between the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Jihad -- XII. A Consideration of Alternatives to Secularism -- XIII. Organizational Structure and Operation -- XIV. Strategy for Seizing Power -- SECTION THREE COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS -- Introduction -- XV. The General Conditions that Give Rise to Social Movements and al-Jihad in Particular -- XVI. The Nature and Variety of Social Movements -- XVII. The Developmental Structure of Social Movements -- XVIII. From the Present to the Future -- Appendix I. The Missing Religious Precept -- Appendix II. Postscript -- Glossary -- Bibliography.