Affect, Animality, and Islamophobia: Human-Animal Relations in the Production of Muslim Difference in America

American internet Islamophobia is fascinated with Muslim attitudes towards animals - especially pigs. Through an examination of internet memes found on right-wing and white supremacist websites and social media groups, this essay argues that affective relations to certain animals are part of what ma...

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Published in:Bulletin for the study of religion
Main Author: Hotham, Matthew R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox [2017]
In: Bulletin for the study of religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 46, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 25-38
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Muslim / Animals / Affectivity / Ingroup / Islamophobia / Fremdgruppe
RelBib Classification:BJ Islam
KBQ North America
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
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