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The Symbolic Scenarios of Islamism initiates a dialogue between the discourse of three of the most discussed figures in the history of the Sunni Islamic movement-Hasan al-Banna, Sayyid Qutb, and Osama bin Laden-and contemporary debates across religion and political theory. 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.
List of contents
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
About the author
Andrea Mura is a Lecturer in Comparative Political Theory at Goldsmiths, University of London, UK. He has published widely in the fields of political philosophy, psychoanalysis and comparative political thought, with attention to areas of contemporary applied relevance such as citizenship, migration, borders and the role of religion and global capitalism in contemporary Europe and the Middle East.
