The ʻulema of al-Azhar University responses to structural secularization and the re-"Islamization" in 20th century Egypt

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dc.contributor.advisorHenry, Clement M., 1937-
dc.creatorLamm, Jennifer Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2017-04-18T15:12:11Z
dc.date.available2017-04-18T15:12:11Z
dc.date.issued2007-12
dc.description.abstractThe paper explores the social, political, and economic condition of the Islamic studies graduates of Egyptian universities, referred to collectively as the ulema. It explains why Egyptian political elites targeted religious institutions, such as Al-Azhar University, for modernization., and how the ulema responded to reforms that challenged their privileged status. The author compares two historical periods- modernization in the 1920s/1930s and globalization in the 1980s/1990s- and examines how macro-forces fragmented Islamic authority. The first chapter discusses the effect of secular structuralization, i.e. the adoption of Western legal codes and educational institutions, on the ulemas social status. The second half uses the case study of Islamic banking in the 1980s/1990s. An analysis of the Shariah Supervisory Boards of Egyptian banks suggests that the favorable response among some ulema to Islamic finance represents an attempt to reclaim legal, social, and political authority. The paper concludes that the effects of two historical trends- secularization and re-Islamizationcan be observed, and correspond to, the tightening and loosening of what the Official ulema consider the bounds of Azhari standards of behavior and thought.en_US
dc.description.departmentMiddle Eastern Studiesen_US
dc.format.mediumelectronicen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.15781/T2D795G7B
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/46497
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofUT Electronic Theses and Dissertationsen_US
dc.rightsCopyright © is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en_US
dc.rights.restrictionRestricteden_US
dc.subjectUlemaen_US
dc.subjectEgypten_US
dc.subjectAzhari cultureen_US
dc.subjectSecularizationen_US
dc.subjectIslamificationen_US
dc.titleThe ʻulema of al-Azhar University responses to structural secularization and the re-"Islamization" in 20th century Egypten_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.genreThesisen_US
thesis.degree.departmentMiddle Eastern Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineMiddle Eastern Studiesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Texas at Austinen_US
thesis.degree.levelMastersen_US
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen_US

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