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The politicisation of Islam : a case study of Tunisia /

"The Politicisation of Islam: A Case Study of Tunisia traces the emergence, rise, and recent eclipse of the modern Tunisian Islamic movement, al-Nahda, and provides a comprehensive analysis of its political, social, and intellectual discourse."--Page 4 of cover.

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Main Author: Ḥāmidī, Muḥammad al-Hāshimī.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1998.
Series:State, culture, and society in Arab North Africa ; 168.
Subjects:
Ḥarakat al-Nahḍah (Tunisia)
Islam and politics > Tunisia.
Islam and state > Tunisia.
Islam > Tunisia > History > 20th century.
Tunisia > Politics and government.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • The Emergence of the Tunisian Islamic Movement
  • Economic and Political Factors
  • Religious and Cultural Factors
  • The Movement's First Founders
  • Embarking on a Mission
  • The Politicisation Process
  • Conflict on Campus
  • The Government's Role in the Emergence of the Movement
  • The Impact of the Liberal Experiment
  • The Iranian Factor
  • Secrecy: The Benefits and Costs
  • The Discovery of the Secret Organisation
  • The Creation of the Political Party
  • Islamists v. Bourguiba 1981-1987
  • The First Confrontation, 1981-1984
  • The Truce of 1984-1986
  • The End of Bourguiba's Era
  • Islamists v. Ben Ali 1987-1993
  • The Strategy of the New President
  • Ben Ali Against the Islamists
  • The Panic of the Islamists
  • The Basis for a "Political" Islam
  • The Party of Islam
  • The Meaning and Implications of Jahiliyya
  • The "Muslim" and the "Islamist"
  • Islamism or Fundamentalism?
  • The Principle of Comprehensiveness
  • Islam and Secularism
  • The Islamists' Islamic State
  • The Evolution of Ghannouchi's Political Thought
  • Islamic Democracy
  • The Implications of Trusteeship
  • Basic Human Rights in Islam
  • The People's Authority
  • The Status of Non-Muslims
  • A Note on Tunisian Modernism
  • The Response of Tunisian Elites
  • The Implications of the Islamists' Programme
  • The Question of Originality
  • Issues of Identity and Westernisation
  • Islam, Arabism, and Tunisian Identity
  • The Role of Mzali
  • The Fight Against Westernisation
  • Signing the National Pact.

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