Twilight of the Saints (S. 15, Ep. 5)
On this week's episode of the podcast, Stéphane L…
POMEPS Middle East Political Science Podcast · Marc Lynch
February 10, 202649m 38s
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Show Notes
On this week's episode of the podcast, Stéphane Lacroix of Sciences Po joins Marc Lynch to discuss his new book, Twilight of the Saints: The History and Politics of Salafism in Contemporary Egypt. The book examines the history of Salafism in Egypt from its 1920s emergence in Cairo’s scholarly circles through the present day, shedding new light on the movement’s shifting relationship to politics. Drawing on extensive fieldwork and interviews, Lacroix illustrates how Salafism redefined what it means to be Muslim for Egyptians.