TY - BOOK AU - Shadid, Anthony. TI - Legacy of the prophet: despots, democrats, and the new politics of Islam SN - 0813337798 U1 - 321.8 PY - 2001/// CY - United Kingdom PB - Westview KW - Islam and world politics. KW - Islamic countries KW - Politics and government KW - Democracy--Religious aspects--Islam KW - Islam and world politics KW - Islamic fundamentalism KW - Islam N1 - Note on Transliterations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. A Question of Identity: From Afghanistan to Egypt, Islam as a Refuge in Troubled Times 2. Intersections and Messages: Islam Interpreted and Reinterpreted 3. The Hidden Duty: The Rise and Fall of Militant Islam in a War Without Borders 4. God's Call: Behind a Backdrop of Violence, a Blend of Religion and Social Activism 5. Faith and Fatherland: The Monopoly of God and Sudan's Experiment with Islam in Power 6. Iran's Lesson: The Iranian Revolution and the Rebirth of Political Islam 7. From West to East: A New Generation of Thinkers and the Search for Common Ground 8. The Changing Legacy: New Politics, New Interpretations, and the Onset of Islam in Democracy Epilogue Notes Selected Bibliography Index ER -