Islam and the Theory of Arab Nationalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5100721 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sylvia G Haim (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1955 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2/3 |
| Pages | 124 |
| Publication date | 1955-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Die Welt des Islams (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-2539 • E-ISSN: 1570-0607 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/1569540 |
| OpenAlex | W4232791199, W2022963352 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
It is often argued that Islam and nationalism, being systems different in origin and inspiration are contradictory almost by definition, and that no useful purpose can be served in discussing them in connexion with each other. In this essay, I will, however, try to examine Islam and Arab nationalism as systems of belief, and to discover the point of contact between them, and whether a reconciliation between the two creeds is possible or not. 1 It will be necessary to study the literature of the Arab nationalist movement, to trace any Islamic elements that it may contain, and to endeavour to relate these elements to the traditional system of Islamic belief. Such a study will involve the discussion of the changes that have come over certain terms, Islamic in origin and character, as a result of the infiltration of Western ideas into Arabic thought. Nationalist doctrines in Europe have usually encouraged xenophobia, an exaggerated pride in race and language, and a desire to seek inspiration in a pre-Christian past; Eastern nationalisms naturally followed suit in these as in other, perhaps less aggressive, tendencies of nationalism, since it was from Europe that nationalist theories were learnt in modern times. The literature of Arab nationalism does not lack illustrations of these tendencies. To take an example, S ami Shawkat, a Director General of Education in Iraq in the I93os, spoke as follows to the teachers of private and foreign schools in Baghdad in I939
Ancient history · Archaeology · Islam · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Pride · Racism · Sociology · Xenophobia · Gender Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Socioeconomic Development in MENA
Nationalism and Islam
Withered Arab nationalism
The teaching of history in Iraq before the Rashid Ali coup of 1941
Border guards of the "Imagined" Watan
Jihad and Islam in World War I
From Ottomanism to Arabism
The formation of Palestinian collective identities
Muslims against the Muslim League
L’école musulmane algérienne de Ibn Bâdîs dans les années 1930, de l’alphabétisation de tous comme enjeu politique
Lebanon
Between authenticity and alienation
| Citations per year | 0.17 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1961 - 2019 (59) |
| Highly cited | No |