Islam and Power.

Cover; Islam and Power; Title Page; Copyright Page; Original Title Page; Original Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; Part One: Aspects of the Islamic Tradition Regarding Power; 1. Activism and Quietism in Islam: The Case of the Early Murji'a; 2. Towards a Muslim Theory of History; 3. The Ideologisation of Islam in the Contemporary Muslim World; 4. Changing Concepts of Authority in the Late Ninth/Fifteenth and Early Tenth/Sixteenth Centuries; Part Two: Aspects of Power in Heterodox Islam; 5. Ayatollah Khomeini's Concept of Islamic Government

Part Three: Religious Orders and Movements in Islam6. Official Islam and Sufi Brotherhoods in the Soviet Union Today; 7. The Resurgence of Islamic Organisations in Egypt: An Interpretation; 8. Religious Resistance and State Power in Algeria; 9. Islam and Power in Black Africa; Part Four: Conclusion; 10. Islamic Resurgence: A Critical View; Index

The 1970s witnessed a mushrooming of Islamic movements and ideas which was described variously as Islamic revival, Islamic resurgence and Islam on the march. Whether as part of the majority or minority, whether under capitalist or socialist regimes, Muslims have been moved by this reawakening. But what really are the causes and nature of this Islamic resurgence? Is it a purely religious revival? Or is it a social and political movement that must be understood in the context of the Muslim's conditions and milieu? Will it really lead to the establishment of an Islamic socio-political order or