Between Orthodoxy and Subjectivism: Discourses on Moral Authority among Young Muslims in Norway
This article investigates how beliefs and practices are legitimised among young (non- organised) Muslims in Norway. The findings confirm previous studies in showing how young Muslims in Europe often combine a discourse of submission to Islamic orthodoxy with a liberal vocabulary of autonomy and auth...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Brill
2022
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Journal of Muslims in Europe
Jahr: 2022, Band: 11, Heft: 2, Seiten: 153-174 |
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Discourse Analysis
B Moral authority B young Muslims B Norway B Individualisation |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article investigates how beliefs and practices are legitimised among young (non- organised) Muslims in Norway. The findings confirm previous studies in showing how young Muslims in Europe often combine a discourse of submission to Islamic orthodoxy with a liberal vocabulary of autonomy and authenticity, although the tendency to divert from orthodoxy is more prevalent in this study. A variety of ways that young Muslims combine liberal and orthodox premises in their legitimisations are illustrated. The article argues that a high degree of engagement with pluralistic social contexts, including interreligious friendships, may challenge a previously dominant orthodox structure in the young Muslim’s outlook, partly because of the difficulty of maintaining an exclusivist stance that includes the possible damnation of non-Muslims. While this may lead to liberal discursive premises becoming dominant, examples are also given of how some young Muslims navigate an ambiguous position where both discursive structures are kept intact. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-7954 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of Muslims in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22117954-bja10049 |