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Understanding Salafism

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Authors:
  1. Mohamed-Ali Adraoui

    1. Center for International Studies, Sciences Po, Paris, France

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  • The first comprehensive book on Salafism for a wide audience
  • Argues that, beyond their claims to Islamic revivalism, contemporary Salafist movements reflect a product of modernity
  • Studies Salafism from an interdisciplinary perspective

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Understanding Salafism: A Few Introductory Remarks

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    Pages 1-3

  3. Defining Salafism: What Is at Stake?

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    Pages 5-10

  4. Salafism: A Brief History

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    Pages 11-15

  5. The Basics of the Salafist Ethic

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    Pages 17-22

  6. The Globalization of Salafism

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    Pages 23-30

  7. The Fragmentation and Crisis of Salafism: The Saudi Turn and the Rise of New Ideological Contenders

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    Pages 31-39

  8. Salafism and Modernity: Beyond Politics

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    Pages 41-55

  9. Understanding Past and Today Jihadism

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    Pages 57-79

  10. Salafism in Context: Understanding the Issue of Ideological and Social Permeability, and the Value Placed on Quietism, Political Participation and Violence

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    Pages 81-96

  11. By Way of Conclusion: Salafism, a Container More Than a Content? Beyond the Essentialization of a Fundamentalism

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    Pages 97-99

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 101-109
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About this book

This book addresses the issue of one of the most visible and debated currents in contemporary radical Islam. It sheds light on the history, the fundamental principles, and the political and religious translations of Salafism and explains current events involving Salafist actors in an objective and dispassionate manner. The author explains with precision the different contemporary Salafist mobilizations by illustrating them with specific cases while shedding light on the main debates related to this mode of understanding of the Muslim religion, such as its potential role in triggering certain forms of violence, the way to compare it to other fundamentalist versions in other religions, or the way to describe, in terms of social sciences, the main concepts and discourses that can be observed in this current of Islam today.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Center for International Studies, Sciences Po, Paris, France

    Mohamed-Ali Adraoui

About the author

Mohamed-Ali Adraoui is Research Fellow and Lecturer in International Relations at Sciences Po Paris, France.

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