Sayyid Qutb : An Intellectual Biography Paperback / softback
by Giedre Sabaseviciute
Part of the Modern Intellectual and Political History of the Middle East series
Paperback / softback
Description
No Arab historical figure is more demonized than the Egyptian literati-turned-Islamist Sayyid Qutb.
A poet and literary critic in his youth, Qutb is known to have abandoned literature in the 1950s in favor of Islamism, becoming its most prominent ideologist to this day.
In a sharp departure from this common narrative, Å abaseviciute offers a fresh perspective on Qutb's life that examines his Islamist commitment as a continuation of his literary project.
Contrary to the notion of Islam's incompatibility with literature, the book argues that Islamism provided as Qutb with a novel way to pursue his metaphysical quest at a time when the rising anti-colonial movement brought the Romantic models of literature to their demise.
Drawing upon unexplored material on Qutb's life - book reviews, criticism, intellectual collaborations, memoirs, and personal interviews with his former acquaintances - Å abaseviciute traces the development of Qutb's thought in line with his shifting networks of friendship and patronage.
In a distinct sociological take on Arab intellectual and literary history, this book unveils the unexplored dimensions of Qutb's involvement in Cairo's burgeoning cultural scene.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:300 pages, 7 b&w illustrations
- Publisher:Syracuse University Press
- Publication Date:30/12/2021
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- ISBN:9780815637288
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Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:300 pages, 7 b&w illustrations
- Publisher:Syracuse University Press
- Publication Date:30/12/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9780815637288
