Over the past three decades; through rises and falls in power; regime repression and exclusion; the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood has endured; proving more resilient than any other Islamist movement in the world. In this book Khalil al-Anani explores the factors that have enabled the Brotherhood to survive so long within an ever-changing political landscape. Inside the Muslim Brotherhood unpacks the principal factors that shape the movement's identity; organization; and activism. Investigating the processes of socialization; indoctrination; recruitment; identification; networking; and mobilization that characterize the movement; al-Anani argues that the Brotherhood is not merely a political actor seeking power but an identity-maker that aims to change societal values; norms; and morals to line up with its ideology and worldview. The Brotherhood is involved in an intensive process of meaning construction and symbolic production that shapes individuals' identity and gives sense to their lives. The result is a distinctive code of identity that binds members together; maintains their activism; and guides their behavior in everyday life. Al-Anani attributes the Brotherhood's longevity to its tight-knit structure coupled with a complex membership system that has helped them resist regime penetration. The book also explores the divisions and differences within the movement and how these affect its strategy and decisions. The culmination of over a decade of research and interviews with leaders and members of the movement; this book challenges the dominant narratives about Islamists and Islamism as a whole.
#1265325 in Books Ingramcontent 2015-08-31Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.40 x 1.00 x 9.40l; .0 #File Name: 0190244054344 pagesThe Burden of Silence Sabbatai Sevi and the Evolution of the Ottoman Turkish Deonmes
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1 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Light on the hidden history. A masterpiece.By AYSE BEZMENI love history and was very much fascinated with this this masterpiece. This book contains a lot of scientific work and not a fiction. It brings a hidden history to light. Very pleasant to read; by the way. I have already bought several of those books to make presents to my friends who also loved it.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Sabbatean paradoxBy Clara RockmoreThe great accomplishment of this book is to render plausible the paradox of the Sabbatean position—that Sevi’s failure as a Messiah was of one piece with his expected successful Second Coming. The author seems to write from within the Sabbatean experience at the same time that he reconstructs it objectively from surviving documents in seven languages; mystical prophecies from the Kabbala; photographs of esoteric symbolism in the tombstones of Istanbul’s “Nightingale Stream†cemetery; and interviews with contemporary Dönmes which must have been masked or edited so as not to betray secret knowledges. These elements shift in perspective as the reader considers them; employing a sophisticated literary strategy appropriate to the subject matter.8 of 9 people found the following review helpful. This insightful book fills an important gap in Ottoman; ...By OTTOMANThis insightful book fills an important gap in Ottoman; Jewish and Ottoman Jewish studies. The second and the third chapter are particularly fascinating. Sisman close reading of the Ottoman sources is an invaluable contribution to the study of Sabbatai Sevi's movement.
