A Note on Transliteration
Preface
Introduction. ‘Ulama’ and Modernity: A Reappraisal
Part One. The ‘Ulama’ of Egypt
1. A Historical Sketch
2. Modernization and Protest
Part Two. Azharis and the ‘Urabi Revolt, 1881-1882
3. Islam and Dissidence
4. In Defense of Religion and Homeland
5. Exile as a Prism for Cultural Interaction
Part Three. Confronting a Changing World
6. Debating Islam
7. Al-Azhar and the Egyptian Nation-State
8. ‘Ulama’ in the Middle East: A Comparative Perspective
9. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Meir Hatina is a lecturer in the Department of Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies, at the Institute for Asian and African Studies, Hebrew University of Jerusalem
"Drawing on a wide range of secondary and primary sources in
Arabic, the author presents a detailed account of Egypt's ulama.
Contrary to the standard scholarly view, which presents the ulama
as quietly succumbing to the forces of modernization, the author
demonstrates that the clerics reacted in complex and diverse ways.
In so doing, he provides the ulama with agency, turning them into
historical actors who shaped their fate at a crucial juncture in
modern Middle East history. The book fills a major gap in the
academic literature."—John Calvert, Creighton University
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