Islamism

Contested Perspectives on Political Islam

By: Richard C. Martin (Editor), Abbas Barzegar (Editor)

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Hardcover | 21 October 2009

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As America struggles to understand Islam and Muslims on the world stage, one concept in particular dominates public discourse: Islamism. References to Islamism and Islamists abound in the media, in think tanks, and in the general study of Islam, but opinions vary on the differences of degree and kind among those labeled Islamists. This book debates what exactly is said when we use this contentious term in discussing Muslim religion, tradition, and social conflict.

Two lead essays offer differing viewpoints: Donald K. Emmerson argues that Islamism is a useful term for a range of Muslim reform movements-very few of which advocate violence-while Daniel M. Varisco counters that the public specter of violence and terrorism by Islamists too often infects the public perceptions of Islam more generally. Twelve commentaries, written by Muslim and non-Muslim intellectuals, enrich the debate with differing insights and perspectives.

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"[Islamism] is an important book and a valuable contribution to the literature on political Islam ... Daniel Varisco has done the field a service by launching the debate, and so have the editors by recording it." - Thomas Hegghammer, Journal of Islamic Studies "For the present collection, editors Martin and Barzegar engaged the premier adversaries in that debate, Donald Emmerson of Stanford and Daniel Varisco of Hofstra, to offer their arguments, along with a variety of other scholars to give critical response." - P. S. Spalding Choice "With its multi-vocal debates, this book has an edge and perspective that is fresh and necessary. No other book focuses so precisely, or so helpfully, on the use of the term 'Islamism' and its relationship to the analysis of violence linked with Islam." - Brannon Wheeler, United States Naval Academy "This lively work will be a great help for anyone concerned with current debates between Islamic nations and the West. The book's active discussion of the terms 'Islamism' and 'Islamist' brings much needed attention to the degree that we rely on irresponsible rhetoric to discuss the Islamic world today." - William O. Beeman, University of Minnesota

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Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction: The Debate about Islamism in the Public Sphere	p. 1
Opening Positions
Inclusive Islamism: The Utility of Diversity	p. 17
Inventing Islamism: The Violence of Rhetoric	p. 33
Critical Responses
The Spectrum of Islamic Politics	p. 51
Terminological Problems for Muslim Lives	p. 57
Islamism: Whose Debate Is It?	p. 63
Between Etymology and Realpolitik	p. 67
Academic Word Games	p. 74
Islamism: ism or wasm?	p. 81
Rejecting Islamism and the Need for Concepts from Within the Islamic Tradition	p. 87
Islam at Risk: The Discourse on Islam and Violence	p. 93
Naming Terror	p. 99
Political Islam, Liberalism, and the Diagnosis of a Problem	p. 104
Ideology, Not Religion	p. 110
Why Islamism Should Be Renamed	p. 116
Reconsidering The Arguments
Mitigating Misrepresentation	p. 125
Broadening Representation	p. 133
Notes	p. 149
Suggestions for further Reading	p. 179
Contributors	p. 183
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