The vanguard of the Islamic revolution: the Jamaʻat-i Islami of Pakistan

✍ Scribed by Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Year: 1994
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

In this groundbreaking study, Seyyed Vali Reza Nasr examines the origins, historical development, and political strategies of one of the oldest and most influential Islamic revival movements, the Jama'at-i Islami of Pakistan. He focuses on the inherent tension between the movement's idealized vision of the nation as a holy community based in Islamic law and its political agenda of socioeconomic change for Pakistani society.Nasr's work goes beyond the exploration of a single party to examine the diverse sociopolitical roots of contemporary Islamic revivalism, challenging many of the standard interpretations about political expressions of Islam.