"The Islamic State is not Islamic: " Terrorism, Sovereignty and Declarations of Unbelief
This article examines the Islamic concept of takfīr (the declaration that one is not a Muslim) as it is used in secular-pluralistic contexts, within a larger delegitimizing discourse against terrorism. I argue that this takfīr as deployed by "liberal" Muslims, functions to legitimate the s...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2016]
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Critical research on religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 156-170 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Secularism
/ State power
/ Muslim
/ Definition
/ Islam
/ Takfīr
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| RelBib Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam ZC Politics in general |
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Muslims
B Sovereignty B Islam B Terrorism B Violence B non-Muslims |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |