Islamism is often portrayed as a reaction against, or at best a belated accommodation to, modernization. Refuting this dismissive opinion, Bjorn Utvik explores

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Including contributions from leading scholars from Algeria, France, Germany, India and the United States this book traces the rise and turn to moderation of the

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