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SAYYID QUTB'S DOCTRINE OF JĀHILIYYA

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 November 2003

William E. Shepard
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Extract

This article focuses on one of the most striking ideas to come out of the radical Islamist movements of recent decades: the doctrine of jāhiliyya presented by the Egyptian activist Sayyid Qutb (1906–66) in his latest writings.

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Research Article
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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 35 , Issue 4 , November 2003 , pp. 521 - 545
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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