Bangabandhu as the eternal sovereign: on the construction of a civil religion

The omnipresence of his name and portrait in Bangladesh suggests that Father-of-the-nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – known as Bangabandhu – is more than just a national hero. He is subject of a secular deification that establishes him as the fountain of political authority and an embodiment of the sov...

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Published in:Religion
Main Author: Ruud, Arild Engelsen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2022
In: Religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Rahman, Mujib 1920-1975 / Bangladesh / Apotheosis / Politics / Civil religion / Sovereignty / Authority / History 1971-2022
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
KBM Asia
TK Recent history
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Sovereignty
B Bangladesh
B anomalous agency
B Civil Religion
B Political Authority
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Summary:The omnipresence of his name and portrait in Bangladesh suggests that Father-of-the-nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman – known as Bangabandhu – is more than just a national hero. He is subject of a secular deification that establishes him as the fountain of political authority and an embodiment of the sovereignty of the nation – the one without whom there can be no authority, no sovereignty, no nation. Historically he was the supreme leader of the national movement, the extraordinary individual who created the independent nation. In that founding moment a new political order was formed, an order consciously maintained by the political party he founded and by his daughter, the current prime minister. This paper addresses the secular deification of him and investigates its efficacy as fountain for national sovereignty and for the authority of the political order.
ISSN:1096-1151
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2022.2094779