In the name of honour and freedom: the sacred as a justifying tool for ISIS’ and secular violence
In this paper, I challenge the misconception that ISIS justifies violence in an ontologically Islamic manner. I argue that ISIS and Western secular governments justify violence against each other through the same logic, by resorting to the notion of the sacred. The sacred is a historical and context...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2017]
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| In: |
Culture and religion
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 278-295 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Islamischer Staat
/ State
/ The Holy
/ The Profane
/ Violence
/ Foundations of
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam |
| Further subjects: | B
Secular
B Terrorism B Violence B Religion B Sacred |
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Volltext (doi) |