REL-205 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5.2: Islam And Modernity, Islamic Culture, Ulama
4 Oct 2016
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Islam: part 2: islam and the state, the state. Dar-al islam: territory, ruled and controlled by islam. Islam constituted the basic framework for their political and social life. The ulama were the guardians of religion, its interpreters, and such often were advisors. They were experts at the jihad: the west. The appeal to religion captured the popular mind and gained its support. Purpose of crusades was to liberate jerusalem: revivalist movements. The islamic world witnessed a protracted period of upheaval and renewal. Revivalist draw on a long and rich history and tradition of revival and reform. The failures and threats to muslim society have given rise to individual"s reformers and to reformist movements led by scholars and mystics. Muslim responses to europe"s political/religious penetration and dominance varied significantly, ranging from resistance or warfare in defense of islam . Modern muslim elites and instinctually and culturally influenced: modernism.
