Is This Islamic Enough?' Intra-Diasporic Secularism and Religious Experience in the Shi'a Iranian Diaspora in London
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3609709 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Reza Gholami (0000-0001-6462-7847, SOAS University of London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 60-78 |
| Publication date | 2014-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | New Community (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-9586 • E-ISSN: 1469-9451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1369183x.2013.782150 |
| OpenAlex | W1971074421 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 17 |
This paper explores the relationship between devout Iranian Shi'a in London and an intra-diasporic secularism referred to as ‘non-Islamiosity’—a discourse, sensibility and mode of practice through which some London Iranians construct, experience and live diasporic identity, community and consciousness in a way that marginalises, excludes or eradicates (only) Islam. It is argued that intra-diasporic relations of power vis-à-vis Islam and non-Islamiosity play a pivotal role in shaping the sensibilities and religious experience of devout Iranian Shi'a, for many of whom ‘real life’, to a significant degree, takes place within the diaspora. These Muslims are incapable of ‘othering’ non-Islamiosity in the same way that they can distance themselves from ‘British society’, due to the fact that they have an emotional, moral and political stake in the Iranian diaspora. Thus, they are drawn into a relationship in which they see little choice but—as they describe it—to make concessions to non-Islamiosity
Aesthetics · Consciousness · Diaspora · Islam · Muslim community · Political science · Politics · Secularism · Sensibility · Sociology · Theology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Gender Studies · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies
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| Unique citing works | 9 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2026 (10) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 8 |