Muted modernists
Subtitle: the struggle over divine politics in Saudi Arabia
By: Madawi Al-Rasheed
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9780190496029; 9781849045865
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Politics and government; Wahhabiten; Religion and state; Religionspolitik; Religion; Religion and politics; Islamic modernism; Politik; Autoritarismus; Islam
Other titles: Struggle over divine politics in Saudi Arabia
Description: "Analysis of both official and opposition Saudi divine politics is often monolithic, conjuring images of conservatism, radicalism, misogyny and resistance to democracy. Madawi Al-Rasheed challenges this stereotype as she examines a long tradition of engaging with modernism that gathered momentum with the Arab uprisings and incurred the wrath of both the regime and its Wahhabi supporters. With this nascent modernism, constructions of new divine politics, anchored in a rigorous reinterpretation of foundational Islamic texts and civil society activism are emerging in a context where authoritarian rule prefers its advocates to remain muted. The author challenges scholarly wisdom on Islamism in general and blurs the boundaries between secular and religious politics."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Originally published: London : Hurst & Company, 2015.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-192) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : divine politics in a profane world; title: Petitions and protest on the eve of the Arab uprisings; title: Civil society in an authoritarian state; title: On revolution; title: Between force and choice : debating Sharia in a Salafi context; title: Deconstructing the religious roots of authoritarianism; title: Democracy against the Islamisation of repression; title: Conclusion : Islamist modernism beyond radical and moderate divides.