THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION: NASSERISM AND ISLAM

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Abstract:

Following an introductory discussion of the Islamic political tradition, the report examines the events leading up to the seizure of power by the Free Officers, led by Nasser, in July 1952. Relations with the Muslim Brotherhood are traced and the role of Islam in the ideology of Nasserism as well as in Egyptian foreign policy, domestic reform, education, law and the court system are discussed. The report concludes with an analysis of the interaction between the Islamic religion, modernization and legitimacy.

Author(s):
Lewy, Guenther
Author Organization(s):
MASSACHUSETTS UNIV AMHERST DEPT OF GOVERNMENT
Descriptive Note:
Technical rept.
Supplementary Note:
Report on Religion and Revolution: A Study in Comparative Politics and Religion. See also Technical rept. no. 4, AD666050. DOI: 10.21236/AD0676219
Pagination:
0062

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR-5
Contract/Grant Number(s):
NONR-3357(08), ARPA ORDER-883
Project Number(s):
NR-177-907
Monitor Series:
DARPA
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_1.3.1_Personnel and Family Support; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_3_Force Application; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_3.1.1_Maneuver to Engage; JCA_3.1_Maneuver; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_8.1.3_Influence Adversary and Competitor Audiences; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.1_Force Management; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_1.2.3_Educating; JCA_1.2.1_Training; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_1.2.4_Doctrine; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_1.4.1_Force Health Protection; JCA_1.4_Force Support
Modernization Areas:
Autonomy
Communities of Interest:
Energy and Power Technologies
Descriptor(s):
*POLITICAL SCIENCE, *RELIGION, EGYPT, HISTORY, INSURGENCY, LEADERSHIP, LEGISLATION, PHILOSOPHY
Field(s)/Group(s):
Humanities and History
Keyword(s):
*ISLAM, NATIONALISM, TRADITIONS
Report Date:
1968 Mar 01