Intellectual Origins of Islamic Resurgence in the Modern Arab World.
Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ) › Vol. 18 Nbr. 3, June 1996
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Intellectual Origins of Islamic Resurgence in the Modern Arab World.
Although this book was originally conceived as a comprehensive treatment of Sayyid Qutb, the author then decided to expand it into what Mahmoud Ayoub's foreword calls "a comprehensive analysis of modern Arab Islamic intellectual history. . . ." The need for such an analysis is unquestionable. The good news is that Abu-Rabi' has made an excellent start. He has a solid grasp of both the important issues and the subtle fulfillment. The thoroughness with which the context of the discussion is established is inconsistent. The discussion itself treats only Hasan al-Banna, Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah, and Sayyid Qutb in any detail. Reflecting...
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