The Islamization of Arab Nationalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6252291 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Myhill (University of Haifa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 19-43 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Critical Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-3811 • E-ISSN: 1933-8007 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/08913811003625463 |
| OpenAlex | W1965748677 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 21 |
Unlike all other present-day nationalities, Arab nationality is defined exclusively in terms of a single written language, which encompasses a huge range of mutually incomprehensible speech forms—the better to make the “Arab nationality” as large as possible, and to establish continuity between today's “Arabs” and the glorious past of the early Islamic conquerors. The secular version of Arabic nationalism lost its appeal when the Arab countries failed to unite politically and when they were defeated by Israel in 1967. The apparent Islamization of Arabic society since 1967 is actually a response to these failures. When “Arabs” perceived that secular ideology had failed to achieve their national goals, they turned to Islamism as a different strategy for achieving the same objectives
Appeal · Arabic · Ideology · Immigration · Islam · Islamization · Linguistics · Middle East · Nationalism · Nationality · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · History · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy
The Arab predicament
Nationalism
The Nature of Belief Systems in Mass Publics
The Arabic Language
Arab Nationalism
Speaking from the margin
The Multiple Identities of the Middle East
The nature of belief systems in mass publics (1964)
Imagined communities
Democratic competence in normative and positive theory
The modern religion
The African-Arab Conflict in the Sudan
War of Visions
Expectant Peoples
Foundations of Turkish Nationalism; The Life and Teachings of Ziya Gökalp
The sociology of Berber
The place of Berber in Morocco
Imagined Communities. Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |