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The Sayyid Qutb Reader: Selected Writings on Politics, Religion, and Society
Albert Bergesen
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Description for The Sayyid Qutb Reader: Selected Writings on Politics, Religion, and Society
Paperback. Sayyid Qutb, intellectual father of Islamic fundamentalism gained prominence in the Muslim Brotherhood, was imprisoned by Nasser, and hanged in 1966. Through his death and writings he became a martyr for the cause of political Islam. This book provides a collection of his selected works and offers an introduction to his core intellectual ideas. Editor(s): Bergesen, Albert J. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JPF; JPWL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 177 x 11. Weight in Grams: 380.
Anyone who wants to understand what militant Muslims think has to understand what they read-and they read Sayyid Qutb, the intellectual father of Islamic fundamentalism. Qutb, an Egyptian literary critic and philosopher who was appalled by American decadence, gained prominence in the Muslim Brotherhood, was imprisoned by Nasser, and hanged in 1966. Through his death and prolific writings he became a martyr for the cause of political Islam. His work is virtually unknown outside the Muslim world, but Qutb is at the heart of the intellectual rationale for jihad and violence in the name of Islam. The Sayyid Qutb Reader is the first collection of his selected works available to the general public. As such, this valuable introduction to Qutb's core intellectual ideas should be read by anyone who wants to understand one of the most important conflicts of our age.
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
369g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780415954259
SKU
V9780415954259
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About Albert Bergesen
Albert Bergesen is Professor of Sociology at the University of Arizona.
Reviews for The Sayyid Qutb Reader: Selected Writings on Politics, Religion, and Society
The influence of Sayyid Qutb on contemporary Islamic radicalism has been far-reaching. This timely reader makes the main currents of Qutb's thought available in one volume to the English-speaking reader, a service that should facilitate the study of a figure who, in the West, has been more widely cited than read.
Noah Feldman, Harvard Law School There has been need for a summary volume of Sayyid Qutb's basic writings for some time because of his foundational position within Muslim radicalism. Although many of Qutb's writings have been translated into English, the translations have often been problematic or in substandard English. Bergesen brings together the essential Qutb for the interested reader, and most especially classroom use, and presents it in a coherent and thematic manner. Because Qutb's writings are so voluminous and for the most part repetitive, Bergesen has done a much-needed selection that can give outsiders a sense of the importance and influence of Qutb's thinking without having to read them all. The Sayyid Qutb Reader is a very nicely achieved balance between a summary of Qutb's thought (from a scholarly viewpoint) and the words of the author himself, finally in readable English.
David Cook, Rice University, Houston
Noah Feldman, Harvard Law School There has been need for a summary volume of Sayyid Qutb's basic writings for some time because of his foundational position within Muslim radicalism. Although many of Qutb's writings have been translated into English, the translations have often been problematic or in substandard English. Bergesen brings together the essential Qutb for the interested reader, and most especially classroom use, and presents it in a coherent and thematic manner. Because Qutb's writings are so voluminous and for the most part repetitive, Bergesen has done a much-needed selection that can give outsiders a sense of the importance and influence of Qutb's thinking without having to read them all. The Sayyid Qutb Reader is a very nicely achieved balance between a summary of Qutb's thought (from a scholarly viewpoint) and the words of the author himself, finally in readable English.
David Cook, Rice University, Houston