Understanding ‘jihadist’ nasheeds through symbolic convergence theory (SCT)

Datos Bibliográficos

ID22334693
AutoresJonathan Matusitz (0000-0001-8078-3663, University of Central Florida), Katie Owsley (0000-0001-9766-6930, University of Central Florida)
Año2021
Volumen10
Número1
Páginas23-38
Fecha de publicación2021-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaPerforming Islam (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2043-1015 • E-ISSN: 2043-1023
EditorialIntellect (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1386/pi_00016_1
OpenAlexW4285328085
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas27

This article applies symbolic convergence theory (SCT) to the use of nasheeds by ‘jihadist groups’. SCT postulates that individuals come together to form a cohesive group with a shared consciousness and symbolic reality. SCT rests on fantasy themes. Fantasy themes are both a psychological and rhetorical mechanism to generate and organize interpretations of events. By and large, a nasheed is an Islamic-themed chant that often sings the praises of Allah and/or the Prophet Muhammad. Recently, nasheeds have been co-opted by ‘jihadist groups’ to motivate Muslims to join the ‘jihad’. An important conclusion of this analysis is that organizations like Al-Qaeda and ISIS, through careful construction and manipulation of nasheeds, are able to (1) unite groups through dramatization of messages and shared group fantasies, (2) convey a message of global Muslim triumph and (3) inflame passions and arouse actions through violent holy war

Aesthetics · Art · Computer security · Consciousness · Dramatization · Epistemology · Fantasy · Islam · Linguistics · Literature · Passions · Psychoanalysis · Rhetoric · Sociology · Symbolic convergence theory · The Symbolic · Theology · Computer Science · Media, Religion, Digital Communication · Philosophy · Psychology · Rhetoric and Communication Studies · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence