By Jacob Hoigilt
Islamism in Egypt is extra assorted when it comes to its sociology and beliefs than is generally assumed. via linguistic research of Islamist rhetoric, this ebook sheds gentle upon attitudes in the direction of different Muslims, non secular authority and secular society.
Examining the rhetoric of 3 crucial Islamist figures in Egypt this day - Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Amr Khalid and Muhammad Imara - the writer investigates the relationship among Islamist rhetoric and the social and political constructions of the Islamic box in Egypt. Highlighting the variety of Islamist rhetoric, the writer argues that ameliorations of shape expose sociological and ideological tensions. Grounded in Systemic sensible Grammar, the booklet explores 3 linguistic components intimately: pronoun use, temper offerings and configurations of approaches and individuals. the writer explores how the writers relate to their readers and the way they construe techniques which are imperative within the present Islamic revival, similar to ‘Islamic thought’, ‘Muslims’, and ‘the West’.
Introducing an alternate divide in Egyptian public debate - among textual content cultures instead of ideologies - this ebook methods the subject of Islamism from a special analytical standpoint, delivering a big addition to the prevailing literature within the components of center japanese society and politics, Arabic language and spiritual studies.
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Revue des mondes musulmans et de la Méditerranée kindly allowed me to reprint parts of my article ‘Varieties of Persuasion in Modern Forms of Islamic Proselytizing in Egypt’, published in REMMM, vol. 124 (2008), pp. 243–262. I am also grateful to Brill for allowing me to reproduce parts of the article ‘Rhetoric and Ideology in Egypt's Wasatiyya Movement’, originally published in Arabica, vol. 57, no. 2–3 (2010). On a more personal note, I would like to thank my parents, Anne E. Wik and Kristian Høigilt.
Egebakken. Most of my gratitude to her cannot be expressed properly in words, but some things can and should be mentioned. She agreed to live in Cairo for a year, with all the practical and other issues that entailed, she has read and commented on parts of the manuscript, and, not least, she remains a model of linguistic enthusiasm! A note on transliteration and translation Transliteration has been kept to a minimum, on the assumption that those who are able to benefit from it can also read Arabic, and because no fine points of morphology or phonology are discussed anywhere in this work.
Islamist Rhetoric Islamism in Egypt is more diversified in terms of its sociology and ideology than is usually assumed. Through linguistic analysis of Islamist rhetoric, this book sheds light upon attitudes towards other Muslims, religious authority and secular society. Examining the rhetoric of three central Islamist figures in Egypt today – Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Amr Khalid and Muhammad Imara – the author investigates the connection between Islamist rhetoric and the social and political structures of the Islamic field in Egypt.