Islamism

Encyclopedia entry · Published (2014)

Complete citation

Emin Poljarević. “Islamism.” In The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Politics, edited by Sohail Hashmi. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014.

Publication status and type

Published (2014); encyclopedia entry.

Overview

This encyclopedia entry examines Islamism as a diverse set of modern political projects, movements, and debates concerning Islam and public order. It situates its subject within relevant historical, social, and intellectual contexts while connecting the particular case to wider questions of interpretation, institutional life, and collective action. The publication considers how concepts, actors, traditions, or political conditions acquire significance within changing social settings. Its scholarly contribution lies in placing a clearly defined research problem in a broader interdisciplinary conversation. Read alongside related publications, it also illuminates enduring questions about religion, political inquiry, ethical reasoning, social transformation, and the circumstances under which knowledge, belonging, and collective agency take shape in public life.

Research question or central concern

How can Islamism as a diverse set of modern political projects, movements, and debates concerning Islam and public order be understood in context?

Main argument, approach, and contribution

A context-sensitive scholarly examination of Islamism as a diverse set of modern political projects, movements, and debates concerning Islam and public order.

Keywords

Islamism; political Islam; Islamic movements; authority; political theology.

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