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Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the Making of State Power

Islamic Leviathan: Islam and the Making of State Power

Nasr, Seyyed Vali Reza

Hardcover

Series: Religion and Global Politics

IslamGeneral Political Science

ISBN10: 0195144260
ISBN13: 9780195144260
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Sep 13 2001
Pages: 248
Weight: 1.08
Height: 0.81 Width: 5.72 Depth: 9.88
Language: English
Islamization is commonly seen as the work of Islamist movements who have forced their ideology on ruling regimes and other hapless social actors. There is little doubt that ruling regimes and disparate social and political actors alike are pushed in the direction of Islamic politics by Islamist forces. However, Islamist activism and its revolutionary and utopian rhetoric only partly explain this trend. Here, Nasr argues that the state itself plays a key role in embedding Islam in the politics of Muslim countries. Focusing on Malaysia and Pakistan, Nasr argues that the turn to Islam is a facet of the state's drive to establish hegemony over society and expand its powers and control.

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