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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822565103321

Autore

Hoigilt Jacob

Titolo

Islamist rhetoric : language and culture in contemporary Egypt / / Jacob Hoigiltt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-90107-8

1-136-90108-6

1-299-14048-3

0-203-84177-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Collana

Routledge Arabic linguistics series ; ; 7

Disciplina

306.440962

Soggetti

Rhetoric - Political aspects - Egypt

Arabic language - Rhetoric

Discourse analysis - Political aspects - Egypt

Arabic language - Discourse analysis

Language and culture - Egypt

Arabic language - Religious aspects - Islam

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Rhetorical analysis and the study of social reality -- Islamic ideology and the public sphere in Egypt -- The rhetoric of religious authority : the main thematic characteristics of Yusuf al-Qaradawi's books -- The rhetoric of religious passion : the nature and content of Amr Khalid's books -- The rhetoric of religious polemics : situating Muhammad Imara in the Islamic field -- Rhetoric and religious ideology -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Islamism in Egypt is more diversified in terms of its sociology and ideology than is usually assumed. Through linguistic analysis of Islamist rhetoric, this book sheds light upon attitudes towards other Muslims, religious authority and secular society.Examining the rhetoric of three central Islamist figures in Egypt today - Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Amr Khalid and Muhammad Imara - the author investigates the connection between Islamist rhetoric and the social and political



structures of the Islamic field in Egypt. Highlighting the diversity of Islamist rhetoric, the author argues that diffe