Suicide Bombing: The Cultural Foundations of Morocco's New Version of Martyrdom

This article argues that the radical Islamist conception of martyrdom in the Moroccan case, through a pre-existing fundamental receptive cultural framework, implies an articulation with maraboutic Islam. Moroccos local cultural embedding of martyrdom involves the still-working heritage of maraboutic...

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Main Author: Maarouf, Mohammed (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Saskatchewan [2013]
In: Journal of religion and popular culture
Year: 2013, Volume: 25, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-33
Further subjects:B Vendetta
B Islamism
B popular Islam
B martyr
B Terrorism
B ‘asabiyya
B maraboutism
B Jihad
B cultural schemata
B Morocco
B suicide bomber
B cultural resistance
B Fundamentalism
B Worldview
B Popular Culture
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