A Caliphate of Ideas? Islamic Politics in Dialogue with Contemporary Marxism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21215151 |
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| Authors | Daniel Tutt (0000-0003-0176-8129, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2023-09-09 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ReOrient (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2055-5601 • E-ISSN: 2055-561X |
| Publisher | Pluto Journals (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.13169/reorient.8.1.0057 |
| OpenAlex | W4386490324 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 8 |
This article deconstructs the conceptual framework of the social theorist Salman Sayyid by critically examining his work on the political and hegemony in relation to the thought of the post-Marxist philosopher Ernesto Laclau. Sayyid elaborates a theory of the political that necessitates a communal break with existing society, a move very similar to Laclau and post-Marxist thought more generally. In analyzing Sayyid’s theories of the caliphate with Laclau’s conception of hegemonic struggle, the author suggests that the construction of any caliphate should think about the question of solidarity with “plebs” or those discarded from the system of capitalism. The article concludes with an analysis of how Sayyid’s theoretical praxis can be applied in American Muslim political activism through the concept of the counterpublic
Caliphate · Capitalism · Critical theory · Epistemology · Hegemony · Islam · Marxist philosophy · Political philosophy · Political science · Politics · Praxis · Social science · Sociology · Solidarity · Theology · Critical Theory and Philosophy · Law · Philosophy · Political Economy and Marxism · Political theory and Gramsci
| Highly cited | No |
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