The Revolt of Islam, 1700 to 1993

Comparative Considerations and Relations to Imperialism

Bibliographic Data

ID2107983
AuthorsNikki R Keddie (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author)
Year1994
Volume36
Issue3
Pages463-487
Publication date1994-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueComparative Studies in Society and History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0010-4175 • E-ISSN: 1475-2999
PublisherCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0010417500019204
OpenAlexW2100130336
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited48

Within the Muslim world, revolts with a religious aspect or ideology have had a long history. My current comparative research on this topic indicates that these revolts, common in the early centuries of Islam, became less frequent thereafter. These revolts may generally be characterized as either 'left' sectarian or 'orthodox' revivalist. The latter revived after circa 1700. It is part of my thesis to see three phases to these modern revivalist revolts and to say that all three phases were, in different ways, tied to interaction with the West, although this was far from being their only cause. These three phases were the pre-colonial phase, early resistance to colonialism, and the recent Islamic revival. The scope here covers the whole Muslim world, and the approach is comparative

Ancient history · Archaeology · Colonialism · History of Islam · Ideology · Islam · Muslim world · Political science · Politics · Scope (computer science) · Sociology · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies