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Islamist rhetoric : language and culture in contemporary Egypt
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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 ...
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. Highlighting the diversity of Islamist rhetoric, the author argues that diffe
Details
- Creator
- Jacob Hoigiltt
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- 1st ed
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2011
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (211 p.)
- ISBNs
- 9781136901072, 1136901078, 9781136901089, 1136901086, 9781299140486, 1299140483, 9780203841778, 0203841778, 0415860822, 0415574404
- OCLC
- ocn827947108
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- English
- Introduction -- Rhetorical analysis and the study of social reality -- Islamic ideology and the public sphere in Egypt -- The rhetoric of religious authority : the main thematic characteristics of Yusuf al-Qaradawi's books -- The rhetoric of religious passion : the nature and content of Amr Khalid's books -- The rhetoric of religious polemics : situating Muhammad Imara in the Islamic field -- Rhetoric and religious ideology -- Conclusion
Subjects
- Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- Egypt.
- Arabic language -- Rhetoric.
- Discourse analysis -- Political aspects -- Egypt.
- Arabic language -- Discourse analysis.
- Language and culture -- Egypt.
- Arabic language -- Religious aspects -- Islam.
- Qaraḍāwī, Yūsuf -- Language.
- Khālid, ʻAmr -- Language.
- ʻImārah, Muḥammad -- Language.