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The rise of Islamic fundamentalism and the birth of Hamas
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Abstract This short study analyses the different faces of political Islam in an attempt to shatter the common myths associated with this phenomenon. The final goal of the article was to offer a detailed definition for the concept of Islamism that would allow policy-makers to expand their understanding of Isl... view more
This short study analyses the different faces of political Islam in an attempt to shatter the common myths associated with this phenomenon. The final goal of the article was to offer a detailed definition for the concept of Islamism that would allow policy-makers to expand their understanding of Islamist organizations, like Hamas. To achieve my aim I have encompassed here a brief incursion into the world of Islamic political thought, using as a methodological framework the works of two important Muslim thinkers: Sayyd Qutb and Muhammad Abduh. Hamas' Islamist character has been another focus of this study, as I have been interested in identifying the possible factors that may lead this type of Islamist resistance movements to evolve into legitimate political parties.... view less
Keywords
islamism; fundamentalism; resistance movement; Palestinian territories
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Sociology of Religion
Free Keywords
Hamas; Jihad
Document language
English
Publication Year
2008
Page/Pages
p. 889-905
Journal
Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review, 8 (2008) 4
ISSN
1582-4551
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 1.0