The First Islamist Republic: Development and Disintegration of Islamism in the SudanBy adding a new dimension to the ongoing scholarly and political debate about Islamism or political Islam within the context of modern politics in Africa, the Middle East and the Muslim world, this study details the development and disintegration of the Islamists' Republic in the Sudan. The Islamists' regime in the Sudan has propagated a distinctive ideology whose declared aim was to create a primary model of an Islamist state.Based on extensive field work inside and outside the regime, this book is the story of the social world of Islamism. It provides an entry point into its local and global worlds as they interact and collide with each other. By placing considerable emphasis on the theoretical development and growth of Islamism, this book addresses the profound transformations in the field of political Islam. Political scientists, sociologists interested in religion and Middle Eastern and African scholars should read this book. |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Reflections on Islamism in the Sudan | 15 |
Elementary Forms of the Islamist Movement | 35 |
Competing Visions in the Aftermath of the October Revolution | 55 |
From the Corporation to the Coup | 77 |
The First Republic Its Sheikh and Community | 97 |
A Call to Jihad | 115 |
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