{"product_id":"islamist-occidentalism-sayyid-qutb-and-the-western-other","title":"Islamist Occidentalism: Sayyid Qutb and the Western Other","description":"Sayyid Qutb (1906-1966) was the most important radical Islamist ideologue in modern times. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This groundbreaking new study analyses Qutb's thinking from his early years in Cairo to the radical Islamist stance he adopted towards the end of his life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Occidentalism and Orientalism are mere \"duelling essentialisms\" and shows that Qutb's views of the Christian European \"Other\" are much more nuanced. Of particularly importance are Qutb's views on the West in the light of the escalation in violent attacks by militant Islamists targeting Western values.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The book covers, amongst others, the following topics:\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The discovery \u0026amp; perceptions of the West in the Modern Age\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Qutb's early encounter with modern Western civilisation\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The West-East duality, and Qutb's early views on Islam in relation to Christianity and Judaism\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Qutb's Islamism as a drastic discontinuity of Islamic cumulative tradition","brand":"Gerlach Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54186640015704,"sku":null,"price":97.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9783959940627.jpg?v=1751991320","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/islamist-occidentalism-sayyid-qutb-and-the-western-other","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}