جنبش‌های اسلامی معاصر در جهان عرب: بررسی پدیده بنیادگرایی اسلامی

Contemporary Issues in the Middle East

by R. Hrair Dekmejian, حمید احمدی (translator)

در این کتاب بیش از 180 گروه مسلمان که تا سال‌های پایانی قرن بیستم مسیحی، در جهان عرب فعال بوده‌اند و بیشترشان تا هم‌اکنون نیز جزو مهمترین حرکت‌ها و گروه‌ها به شمار می‌آیند، مورد بررسی قرار گرفته‌اند که از این نظر یعنی جامعیت و شمول، این کتاب، کم‌نظیر است و علی‌رغم اشتباهاتی که در مورد ربط دادن برخی افراد به برخی گروه‌ها یا خطاهایی که در تحلیل پاره‌ای مسائل در این کتاب مشاهده می‌شود اما در مجموع می‌توان گفت کتاب مفید و قابل استفاده‌ای است.

568 pages, Paperback

First published May 28, 1985

Reviews

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Islam in Revolution looks at the rise of fundamentalism in the Arab world from the time of Nasser to the early 1980’s across the region covering Iran, Iraq, Syria, Saudi Arabia, (Lebanon, Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza), (Algeria, Morocco, Libya, Yemen and Sudan). Those grouped in parenthesis are covered as case studies to compare with one another. The book looks at economic developments and the rise of fundamentalism looking at historical trends for early Islamism movements and their rise and fall within the region. There is also a brief history of Islam from the prophets to the various caliphates that formed. This book also attempts to form a spectrum upon which ordinary Muslims range to jihadist radicals and where they are most likely to develop based upon education and socioeconomic factors as well as religious fervor. The biggest drawback for this book is that it is heavily pedantic and academic and not going to be easy for the average person to follow. It is heavily filled with jargon that gets repetitive and bogs down the generally good points the author is trying to make and thus requires some patience to read. For those really interested in how the Muslim world has arrived at the crossroads it finds itself at today I think this is an invaluable resource. This book is also useful for having a framework for extremism and coming up with ways to assess the level of extremism in a society (not just Islamic but other types of extremism as well). Overall a solid book but will take some time to get through.