The Society of the Muslim Brothers

by Richard P. Mitchell (Author)

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First published in 1969 as part of a series edited by renowned Islamic scholar Albert Hourani, this book has been the standard source for the history of the revivalist Egyptian movement--the Muslim Brethren up to the time of Nasser. The Muslim Brethren are now well-recognized for their foundational role in the Islamic revival which has now taken on new, and perhaps dangerous, life in recent times. After having been out of print for over a decade, this reissue of the classic work makes it accessible to a new generation of scholars and students interested in the Muslim revival--a group whose numbers have increased dramatically in the past decade. The new paperback edition has a foreword by John Voll, a leading American Islamic scholar, discussing the subsequent history and continued significance of the Muslim Brethren.

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"Very much enjoyed this book. It should do my students quite well."--John P. Dunn, Florida State University

"This is an excellent study of Islamic revivalism. It is timeless, and will benefit both students and scholars. Many young scholars and libraries have not had access to this book, and this reprinting will allow Mitchell to be of even more direct influence on Egyptian studies and the study of Islamic revivalism."--Vali Nasr, University of San Diego

"Richard Mitchell's book was one of the first serious studies of what it is now customary to call the 'resurgence of Islam' and it still remains one of the best....It helps us to understand why they have survived so many changes of fortune and are still a powerful force in Egypt and other Muslim countries."--Albert Hourani

"The Society of the Muslim Brothers is a major seminal work that remains the standard history of the early Muslim Brotherhood. Essential reading for understanding the growth of contemporary Islamic movements across the Muslim world."--John Esposito, Georgetown University

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One of the first serious studies of what it is now customary to call the 'resurgence of Islam' and it still remains one of the best...It helps us to understand why they have survived so many changes of fortune and are still a powerful force in Egypt and other Muslim countries.

Publisher : Oxford University Press (July 29, 1993)
Language : English
Paperback : 392 pages
ISBN-10 : 0195084373
ISBN-13 : 978-0195084375
Item Weight : 1.15 pounds
Dimensions : 8.58 x 5.54 x 0.94 inches

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Michael Bogar

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Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2016

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A stellar history of the beginnings and development of the Muslim Brotherhood.

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The Society of the Muslim Brothers, traces the evolution ...

Reviewed in the United States on April 21, 2015

The Society of the Muslim Brothers, traces the evolution of the modern world’s largest and most influential Islamic society founded in 1928 by Hasan al-Banna. The author, Richard O. Mitchell, chronicles three ‘phases’ of the Brotherhood from its roots in the small town of Isma’iliyya, Egypt, through its burgeoning popularity to the execution of prominent leaders after an assassination attempt on Egyptian President Gamal ‘Abd al-Nasser in 1954. Al-Banna established the group based on a strong belief in Islamic ideals including firm democratic principals, but his ‘mastery over his followers was complete and inclusive, almost approaching sorcery,’ and he led the Brothers in kind of cult of personality. The change in leadership after the death of al-Banna, brought a leader less charismatic but also less amenable to violence and here the internal struggles of the Brotherhood became manifest. Providing not only a chronological account of the evolution of the Brotherhood, Mitchell also meticulously dissects its inner workings and structure, including the driving ideological principals. The Brotherhood revolted against imperialism (‘a slow annihilation and profound and complete corruption’ of Egypt) and valued education for women as ‘not only desirable but necessary and in the same measure…as for men.’ Mitchell meticulously explains the elaborate structure of the group, it grew with ‘three stages of loyalty’ and various levels of individual commitment through a vast network of overt, legal and public operations as well as the clandestine ‘secret apparatus’ blamed for much of the violence eventually perpetrated by Brotherhood members.
Providing superb scholarship on the Muslim Brothers, who remain a preeminent powerful nationalist Islamic movement in the Middle East, Mitchell presents key historical issues around the Brotherhood and its evolution. Of special interest to the student of the Arab World, the author elucidates the close relationship between Gamal ‘Abd al-Nasser’s Free Officers and the Brotherhood in arming the secret apparatus and in the coup against the palace in 1952. After al-Banna’s assassination, the success of the movement perpetuated from sheer momentum and by those still bound to him, ‘by the residual glow after the flames had died down.’ Mitchell’s work proves insightful for anyone interested in the dynamics between Islamic movements and state governments today. The nationalist fervor, which characterized much of the principal goals of the Brotherhood, proved both the life’s blood and the Achilles heel of the group. Nationalism—in combination with unquestioning religious conviction—‘governments of all shades have been unable to tolerate.’

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Tron Honto

First of Its Kind

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2003

This work still remains one of the best ever written on modern Islamism; it also happens to be one of the first. John Voll's preface to this reprinted edition is excellent and gives the work its due place in the history of the development of scholarship on Islamism.
Mitchell's work preceded the sensationalism so characteristic of the field today and, therefore, lacks many of the vices present therein today. In particular, one notices his consciousness that he is studying a *religious* group; therefore, his work doesn't suffer from the rampant reductionism that seeks to explain Islamism merely in terms of market fluctuations and changing birthrates. As Richard Mitchell wrote just before his death, "So deeply ingrained is secularism as to make even the most sympathetic observers floundering for meaning in simplistic explanations such as `Mahdism,' `Messianism,' `religious obscurantism,' `fanaticism,' `nativism,' `cover for power grab,' etc. All of these things exist in the Islamic movement. But it would not be a serious movement worthy of our attention were it not, above all, an idea and a personal commitment honestly felt."
Mitchell's works shows how Islamism began as a relatively conservative movement without any explicit aims for revolution at the governmental level. Rather, they desired a religious revolution that was later protracted into a larger arenas of social reform. Political opposition and activism-of the potentially seditious kind-actually came relatively late and in the atmosphere of despotic monarchy.
The books ends with the imprisonment of the Brotherhood by Nasser-ironically after the Brotherhood provided the major popular support for the Free Officers to enter into power-and thereafter the history of the Brotherhood was chronicled mostly by francophone authors such as Olivier Carré and Gilles Kepel.

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Charlotte A. Hu

Objective, direct, accurate: Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2001

In The Society of the Muslim Brothers, Richard P. Mitchell addresses the ideology of the organization. He takes the reader from the birth of the movement that would eventually challenge the Egyptian government to it's greatest and worst moments. He writes with an amazingly objective style, neither apologizing for the members who committed crimes, nor minimalizing the excellent social welfare contributions of Hassan Al-Banna, the leader. Of particular interest in this discussion of dualities is the point made about the dual legal systems. Al-Banna felt that the Western laws "corrupted and perverted the nation's thought, mind and logic." Mitchell's point on this seems to hold vivid clarity in the idea that manmade laws and shari'a are innately incompatible. The inharmonious combination of this dual legal system "served to shatter the `unity' of the nation." Mitchell's writing really catches the essence of a group of people struggling to come to terms with a rapidly changing society in flux in a rapidly changing world. His book was translated into Arabic and Arab scholars agree that his portrayal of this politically powerful religious movement is academically sound.

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ilaria danesi

spedizione immediata

Reviewed in Italy on July 26, 2013

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spedizione veloce e libro intonso esattamente come da descrizione,imballaggio ben protetto, direi che è andato tutto alla perfezione. testo interessantissimo ;)

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