Jamal Al-Din Al-Afghani And The Egyptian National Debate

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8967728
AutoresRudi Matthee (0000-0003-1336-210X, Los Angeles City College, autor de correspondencia)
Año1989
Volumen21
Número2
Páginas151-169
Fecha de publicación1989-05-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal Middle East Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0020-7438 • E-ISSN: 1471-6380
EditorialCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0020743800032268
OpenAlexW2100225448
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas4
Referencias citadas10

A remarkable man in his own lifetime, Jamal al-Din al-Afghani became a legend after his death. 1 For many people, Afghani evokes an image that combines the medieval ideal of the cosmopolitan Islamic scholar with the romantic aura of the 19th-century revolutionary. Since the late 1960s, Afghani has been the object of particular attention and controversy in both the West and the Islamic world. Iranian and Western scholars have radically reinterpreted his background and beliefs. 2 This reevaluation of Afghani on the basis of new information about him has, however, not been generally accepted in the Islamic world. If anything, recent attention to Afghani's unorthodoxy and possible irreligion has only served to harden his defenders by giving credence to his own statements. Afghani plays an important role in the historical image of Muslim unity and sophistication presented by many Islamic groups and governments in this age of revived panIslamism. His plea for Islamic renewal through solidarity never lost its relevance as a powerful symbol linking the past with hopes for the future. The image of Afghani as the indefatigable fighter against Western imperialism who helped make the Muslim world aware of its distinct identity remains equally as suggestive

Aesthetics · Credence · Identity (music · Islam · Political science · Solidarity · Education and Islamic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Religious studies