Islam Embedded: Historical Development of the Pan Malaysian Islamic Party PAS (1951-2003)
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The book provides an in-depth account of the emergence and development of the PAS in Malaysia from the early 1950s to the present day. Critiquing Western scholarly accounts as well as Islamist representations of Islamist movements as static and unchanging, Noor highlights the significant shifts in the PAS’s ideology and politics over time. He is at pains to stress that Islamism is not a fossilized monolith, wholly impervious to change.
Rather, he says, Islamist discourse and politics are invariably influenced by a range of external and internal factors, existing in a dialectical relation with each other. As these change Islamist theory and practice, too, are forced to respond, Noor argues. Highlighting subaltern or marginalized voices within the PAS, Noor also interrogates the notion of Islamist movements as monolithic and as being wholly intolerant of internal dissent.
Rather, he says, Islamist discourse and politics are invariably influenced by a range of external and internal factors, existing in a dialectical relation with each other. As these change Islamist theory and practice, too, are forced to respond, Noor argues. Highlighting subaltern or marginalized voices within the PAS, Noor also interrogates the notion of Islamist movements as monolithic and as being wholly intolerant of internal dissent.