The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan
The Muslim Brotherhood in Jordan
Since its founding in 1945, the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood has enjoyed decades of almost continuous parliamentary presence and state acceptance in Jordan, participating in elections, organising events and even establishing a hospital. In this detailed account of the Muslim Brotherhood's ideological and behavioural development in Jordan, Joas Wagemakers focusses on the group's long history and complex relationship with the state, its parliament and society. It shows how age-old concepts derived from classical Islam and the writings of global Islamist scholars have been used and reused by modern-day Jordanian Islamists to shape their beliefs in the context of the present-day nation-state. Far from its reputation as a two-faced global conspiracy bent on conquering the West, the Muslim Brotherhood is a deeply divided group that has nevertheless maintained a fascinating internal ideological consistency in its use of similar religious concepts. As such, it is part of, and continues to build on, trends in Muslim thought that go back hundreds of years.
- An in-depth account of the Muslim Brotherhood's long history, ideological development and complex relationship with the Jordanian state, parliament and society
- Shows the fascinating internal ideological consistency of a group which relies on age-old concepts derived from classical Islam to influence beliefs in the modern-day nation-state
- A detailed study of Islamist ideology that helps explain political science debates on the moderation of fundamentalist groups
Reviews & endorsements
‘Joas Wagemakers’ latest book is not only an excellent history of the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood, it is also an innovative theoretical work, in the sense that he has successfully used Michael Freeden’s theory of ideologies to give a compelling analysis of the different currents within the Muslim Brotherhood and its route towards moderation.’ Roel Meijer, Radboud University
‘Joas Wagemakers is already regarded as a premier scholar of Salafism and other aspects of Islamism, but this book will only add to his record. This book will deservedly be seen as one of the definitive works on the Muslim Brotherhood, on Islamism, and on Jordan for years to come.’ Curtis R. Ryan, Appalachian State University
Product details
September 2020Hardback
9781108839655
325 pages
235 × 160 × 25 mm
0.6kg
Available
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Part I. Context:
- 1. Sunni Islamic political thought until the twentieth century
- 2. The early Muslim Brotherhood's political thought
- 3. The Muslim Brotherhood's behaviour in the Jordanian context
- Part II. Divisions:
- 4. Ideological divisions on the state
- 5. Ideological divisions on political participation
- 6. Ideological unity on societal rights and freedoms
- Conclusion.
