Understanding Muslim Identity

Understanding Muslim Identity

Gabrielle Marranci seeks to shift the analyses of “Islamic fundamentalism/ radicalism” discourses away from those focusing on cultural and political essentialism, scripturalism, and social determinism and toward that of exploring the dynamics of radicalization by examining the central role of emoti...

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Auteur principal: Adis Duderjia
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Langue:EN
Publié: International Institute of Islamic Thought 2010
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Islam
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7cc27039fb8d46779e91fe59b5b87e3c2021-12-02T17:49:36ZUnderstanding Muslim Identity10.35632/ajis.v27i4.12852690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/7cc27039fb8d46779e91fe59b5b87e3c2010-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/1285https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 Gabrielle Marranci seeks to shift the analyses of “Islamic fundamentalism/ radicalism” discourses away from those focusing on cultural and political essentialism, scripturalism, and social determinism and toward that of exploring the dynamics of radicalization by examining the central role of emotions on identity formation. His main thesis is that fundamentalism must be understood as a process linked to identity and identification (not a thing) and that theories which take into account the crucial role of emotions, feelings, and the environment can explain fundamentalism, including Islamic fundamentalism, more accurately then social determinist and/or cultural constructivist theories can (pp. 77-80). The author thus sets out to “engage with an incredibly expanding academic literature [on Islamic fundamentalism] that tends to treat religious fundamentalism on the basis of culturalist or social theory discourse” (p. 153). He uses the same analytical lens adopted in his Jihad beyond Islam (London: Berg, 2006) ... Adis DuderjiaInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 27, Iss 4 (2010)
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Understanding Muslim Identity
description Gabrielle Marranci seeks to shift the analyses of “Islamic fundamentalism/ radicalism” discourses away from those focusing on cultural and political essentialism, scripturalism, and social determinism and toward that of exploring the dynamics of radicalization by examining the central role of emotions on identity formation. His main thesis is that fundamentalism must be understood as a process linked to identity and identification (not a thing) and that theories which take into account the crucial role of emotions, feelings, and the environment can explain fundamentalism, including Islamic fundamentalism, more accurately then social determinist and/or cultural constructivist theories can (pp. 77-80). The author thus sets out to “engage with an incredibly expanding academic literature [on Islamic fundamentalism] that tends to treat religious fundamentalism on the basis of culturalist or social theory discourse” (p. 153). He uses the same analytical lens adopted in his Jihad beyond Islam (London: Berg, 2006) ...
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