Sayyid Qutb and the Origins of Radical Islamism

by John Calvert

Book Overview

Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) was an influential Egyptian ideologue credited with establishing the theoretical basis for radical Islamism in the post colonial Sunni Muslim world. Lacking a pure understanding of the leader's life and work, the popular media has conflated Qutb's moral purpose with the aims of bin Laden and al-Qaeda. He is often portrayed as a terrorist, Islamo-Fascist, and advocate of murder. This book rescues Qutb from misrepresentation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199333475
• ISBN13: 9780199333479
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 392 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.5" x 8.4"