Al Qaeda's Southeast Asia, Jamaah Islamiyah and Regional Terrorism
Kinship and Family Links
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2132099 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Noor Huda Ismail (0000-0002-5018-6048, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Japan focus (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1557-4660 • E-ISSN: 1557-4660 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1557466007020037 |
| OpenAlex | W4410181101 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
What role, if any, does kinship play in the ability of Indonesia's Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) to rejuvenate itself? I aim to show how conceptions of kinship have important ramifications for the ways these and other jihadists establish political authority among their recruits and capitalise on the perceived grievances suffered by Muslims world wide to galvanise the anger among marginalised young Muslims. Although kinship is the most arcane aspect of anthropological study, we need to understand it, if we are to analyse elements of society, like those of jihadists, who conceive of their organisations in terms of blood relationships and ties of affinity. In this context, it is essential to establish the importance of blood relations and parenthood, rather than simply looking at the more general rituals of kinship, such as 'spiritual kinship' in Christian societies (Parkin, 1997: 124
Al qaeda · Criminology · Kinship · Political science · Sociology · Terrorism · Asian Studies and History · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |