Title: Islamism : a documentary and reference guide /
Authors: Calvert, John,
Publisher: Greenwood Press,
Year: 2008
Subjects: Islam; Islam Essence, genius, nature; Islamic renewal Islamic countries.; Islam and politics Islamic countries.; Islamic countries Politics and government.
Abstract: Features literature about Islamism--the active affirmation and promotion of beliefs of an Islamic nature--aiming to explain the origins, values, and movements within the Islamic faith.
Contents: Islamist movements and thinkers -- The founding of the Muslim brotherhood -- Goals and strategies of the Muslim Brotherhood -- The need for islamic leadership -- The primacy of the shari'a -- From Arabism to Islamism -- Islamism, democracy, and the limits of freedom -- "Impious democratic dogma" -- Representative government in Islam -- An Islamist view of the media -- Women and family life in Islamist discourses -- "When Islam prohibits something, it closes all the avenues of approach to it" -- "Woman has been guaranteed complete equality with man" -- "Muslim sister-- show your pride!" -- The need for ijtihad -- Social and economic justice -- Mutual responsibility -- Our economy -- "The goal of Islam is to eliminate misery" -- "Islam distinguishes between the property of the state and collective property" -- The Iranian revolution -- "The shahid is always alive and present" -- "The awaited savior" -- "Laws and social institutions require the existence of an executor" --