Foreword by G. E. Gorman Preface The Revivalist Literature and the Literature on Revival: An Introduction by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad The Revivalist Heritage by John Obert Voll Trailblazers of the Islamic Resurgence by John L. Esposito Bibliography in the Islamic Revival by Yvonne Yazbeck Haddad, Kathleen Moore, and David Sawan General Studies Africa America Asia Europe Middle East Author Index Title Index Subject Index
This volume provides an introduction to the basic themes of the contemporary (and global) Islamic resurgence and a key to the scholarly literature about that revival published in recent years.
YVONNE YAZBECK HADDAD is Professor of Islamic History at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst. She is the author of Islamic Values in the United States,
men, Religion, and Social Change
Contemporary Islam and the Challenge of History and The Islamic Understanding of Death and Resurrection. She has also contributed more than 30 articles to scholarly journals.
JOHN OBERT VOLL is Professor of History at the University of New Hampshire. He is the author of Islam: Continuity and Change in the Modern World and the co-author, with Sarah P. Voll, of Sudan: Unity and Diversity in a Multicultural Society.
JOHN L. ESPOSITO is Director of the Center for International Studies and Professor of Religious Studies at the College of the Holy Cross. He is also Adjunct Professor of Diplomacy at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy of Tufts University. Among his recent books are: Islam and Politics, lslam: The Straight Path, The Iranian Revolution: Its Global Impact,
ices of Resurgent Islam
and Women in Muslim Family Law.
"The bibliography is preceded by three well-written essays discussing the literature of the Islamic revival, establishing definitions and a conceptual framework for the movement in general, and giving a 19th and 20th century history and organizational background of various Islamic fundamentalist organizations. Each essay is followed by a brief bibliography. The body of the work contains 1,225 references to books, articles, and dissertations published in English between 1970 and 1988 on the resurgence of contemporary Islam in the Middle East and throughout the world. About one third of the entries are annotated. Entries are followed by author, title, and subject indexes. The excellent subject index, providing in-depth access, may be confusing to some users because terms and names indexed are not necessarily included in the title or annotation of the item cited. The bibliography is divided between general works, which cover interpretive studies, economics, and women, and all other entries, which are arranged by geographic area. Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas are listed, as well as specific countries of the Middle East. The work focuses on academic studies and is intended for students and researchers. Serious researchers will appreciate the fact that peripheral references have been kept to a minimum. For more popular literature, the reader is referred in the introduction to general indexes and databases. A scholarly presentation of a timely topic, well-produced on alkaline paper. Highly recommended for research libraries and upper-division undergraduate libraries with collections in international relations. Middle East studies, or religious studies." - Choice
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