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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      September 2019
      September 2019
      ISBN:
      9781108666589
      9781108481250
      9781108740555
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108666589
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.45kg, 224 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.34kg, 224 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Middle East Studies, Area Studies, History, Middle East History, Politics and International Relations, Middle East Government,Politics and Policy
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    Assuming a central place in Muslim life, the Qur'an speaks of one community of the faith, the umma. This unity of the faithful is recognised as the default aspiration of the believer, and in the modern era, intellectuals and political leaders have often vied both to define, and to lead it. Based on case studies of actors such as Saudi Arabia, Iran, and ISIS, James Piscatori and Amin Saikal consider how some appeals to pan-Islam prove useful, yet other attempts at cross-border institutionalisation including the Sunni Caliphate or the modern Shi'i-inspired Islamic Revolution, founder on political self-interest and sectarian affiliations. Accompanied by a range of scriptural references to examine different interpretations of the umma, Piscatori and Saikal explore why, despite it meaning such widely different things, and its failure to be realised as a concrete project, neither the umma's popular symbolic appeal nor its influence on a politics of identity has diminished.

    Reviews

    '… this is a very timely, informative, and insightful book.'

    A. T. Kuru Source: Choice

    ‘Piscatori and Saikal fill a lacuna among existing publications in their book’s blending of political theory with a novel analysis of political practices among contemporary Muslims … This book should be the default text for fellow practitioners and anyone who wishes to understand the rapidly changing pace of events in Islam and politics today.’

    Ravza Altuntaş-Çakır Source: Insight Turkey

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