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The Decline of Islamic Fundamentalism

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The Decline of Islamic Fundamentalism

[Article]

Anwar-Ul-Haq Ahady

Leiden

Brill

Islamic fundamentalism has either declined or stagnated since the mid-1980s. This is evident in the declining electoral strength of many fundamentalist political parties; in the ability of the authoritarian nationalist regimes to suppress the fundamentalist challengers; in the declining popularity of the Islamic regime in Iran; in the continuing rise of modernity in the Islamic world; and, in the attitude surveys of Muslim students. The decline of Islamic fundamentalism is related to three factors: first, fundamentalism offers a peculiar conception of Islam which is not shared by most Muslims; second, fundamentalism's rejection of certain elements of modernity is quite unpopular; and, third, as a socio-political alternative, fundamentalism is both incomplete and incoherent.

1992

229-243

Journal of Asian and African Studies

27/3-4

1568-5217

African Studies

General

Anwar-Ul-Haq Ahady

10.1163/15685217-90007259

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[Article]

275578

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