Islam and the Politics of Meaning in Palestinian Nationalism - Politics of Islam

The intention of this book is to explore the relationship between an ideological idiom and the changing social movement in which it operates. The basic question is that of what roles an Islamic symbol complex played in different phases of the Palestinian nationalist movement, and what were the socio-economic factors which help to explain, and are themselves partially explained by, the appearance of these roles. Islam was ideologically 'appropriate' at different stages in the development of the movement, and this study examines in what way, and why.

List of contents

Note on transliteration. Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. Islam and the politics of notables 2. Islam and revolt 3. Islam in contemporary Palestinian nationalism. Conclusions: Ideological codes and Change. Bibliography. Index

About the author

Nels Johnson

Product details

• Authors: Nels Johnson
• Assisted by: Nels Johnson (Editor), Johnson Nels (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.05.2013
• EAN: 9780415830768
• ISBN: 978-0-415-83076-8
• No. of pages: 124
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: Politics of Islam
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Islam, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, REFERENCE / General, Religion: general, Theology, Politics & government, Politics and government, Islamic Theology, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups