Islam re-observed
Sanctity, Salafism, and Islamism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3978636 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lahouari Addi (Sciences Po Lyon, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 331-345 |
| Publication date | 2009-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of North African Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1362-9387 • E-ISSN: 1743-9345 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13629380902923978 |
| OpenAlex | W1981286423 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 9 |
Clifford Geertz analysed religious change in Morocco by developing an approach to Islam that uses both history and anthropology. His analysis is rooted in his conception of anthropology as a discipline whose focus is culture, a system of meanings through which human beings exchange goods and symbols. In traditional societies, religion has a particular place in this system where it plays a political role of legitimation. European domination provoked change in Morocco, including the decline of sacredness and the triumph of Salafism, a doctrine more appropriate to the national feeling. A post-Geertzian perspective might consider that Salafism, which has become an official doctrine of the postcolonial state, became radicalised while it was providing mass education, giving rise to the Islamist challenge. The decline of sanctity created a void that Islamism filled
Doctrine · Environmental ethics · Islam · Legitimation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Theology · Asian Studies and History · Islamic Studies and History · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Law · Philosophy
“Thick description” and the interpretation of cultures
Sainteté et animaux, Jnoun et Baraka. Regard anthropologique sur une « danse » herméneutique entre humains et autres qu’humains en contexte marocain
Desecularising the postcolonial resistance
The politics oftaqlidirap
Understanding Islam between Theology and Anthropology
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |