Synopses & Reviews
This study examines and clarifies the relationship between Islam and modernization in the Muslim world. Through a comparative analysis of Pakistan, Egypt, and Turkey, the author analyzes the ideas and conceptions which are inculcated and propagated in Islamic countries as Islamic religious thought, practice, orientation, tradition, and ways-of-life. Saeed explains that the chaotic conditions existing in the Muslim world are largely a result of a crisis of thought, that the grossly distorted and misunderstood Islam, as presently practiced, is a major obstacle to the development of Muslim countries--but that Muslim countries can develop and progress only through Islam.
Review
...This is a readable and intelligent book. I recommend it partly because it is a valuable antidote to current fundamentalist blatherings, as well as to the intellectually sterile nationalist approach that holds colonialism and imperialism responsible for everything.MESA Bulletin
Synopsis
This study examines the often conflicting pressures of Islam and modernization in the Muslim world.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [247]-256) and index.
About the Author
JAVAID SAEED, a native of Pakistan, holds degrees from the Pakistan Military Academy, Indiana State University, and the University of South Carolina. He has taught at Columbia College, South Carolina, and at the University of South Carolina.
Table of Contents
List of Tables
Preface
Introduction
Explaining Modernization
Religion and Modernization
Islam and Modernization
Religiopolitical System of Pakistan and Modernization
Religiopolitical System of Egypt and Modernization
Religiopolitical System of Turkey and Modernization
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index