Hasan Al-banna
by Kraemer, GudrunFormat: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2009-11-01
Publisher(s): Oneworld Publications
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Summary
This series is devoted to the men and women throughout history who have made a significant contribution to the political, intellectual and religious landscape of the Muslim world. Each title combines first-rate scholarship with a strong emphasis on readability, and will serve as a perfect introduction for laymen and academics alike.
Author Biography
Gudrun Kramer is Professor of Islamic Studies and Director of the Berlin Graduate School Muslim Cultures and Societies at the Freie Universitat Berlin.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. vii |
| Family Background, Education and Early Career | p. 1 |
| Rural Piety | p. 1 |
| Early Education | p. 7 |
| Encountering Sufism | p. 10 |
| At Dar al-'Ulum | p. 16 |
| The Impact of the Capital | p. 19 |
| The Society of the Muslim Brothers: 1928-38 | p. 25 |
| Planting the Seed in Isma 'iliyya | p. 25 |
| Contestation and Suspicion | p. 30 |
| The Move to Cario | p. 35 |
| Building a Base | p. 36 |
| Recruitment and Activies | p. 42 |
| Entering the Political Stage: 1938-49 | p. 47 |
| Looking Beyond Egypt | p. 47 |
| Going Political at Home | p. 50 |
| Preparing for Jihad: Rovers and Battalions | p. 54 |
| Patrons without Clients? The Muslim Brothers, the Place and Party Politics | p. 57 |
| The Second World War and its Aftermath | p. 61 |
| Post-War Growth and Expansion | p. 66 |
| The Special Apparatus | p. 70 |
| Breakdown: 1948-9 | p. 75 |
| Hasan Al-Banna: the Pivot of his Universe | p. 83 |
| Between Shaykh and Efendi: a Social Profile | p. 86 |
| Islam Applied: an Intellectual Profile | p. 91 |
| What Went Wrong? | p. 97 |
| The Means of Change | p. 99 |
| On Unity and Community | p. 104 |
| Islam as a System | p. 106 |
| A Moral Order, or Creating New Islamic Man | p. 107 |
| The Virtuous City | p. 112 |
| A Moral Economy | p. 116 |
| A Charismatic Community? | p. 118 |
| Concluding Remarks | p. 121 |
| Endnotes | p. 123 |
| Bibliography | p. 129 |
| Index | p. 139 |
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