Global Salafism: Islam's New Religious Movement

by Dina Nayeri, Roel Meijer, Meijer

Book Overview

"Salafism" and "jihadi-Salafism" have become significant doctrinal trends in contemporary Islamic thought, yet the West has largely failed to offer a sophisticated and discerning definition of these movements. The contributors to Global Salafism carefully outline not only the differences in the Salafi schools but the broader currents of Islamic thought that constitute this trend as well. They examine both the regional manifestations of the phenomenon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199333432
• ISBN13: 9780199333431
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.5" x 8.4"