Religious Governmentality

In this article on the role of religion in the formation of modern subjectivities we use a contemporary transnational Islamist organization, Hizb ut-Tahrir, as our example. We examine how technologies of domination are combined with norm-setting technologies of the self in shaping new modern Muslim...

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Published in:Temenos
Authors: Jung, Dietrich 1959- (Author) ; Sinclair, Kirstine 1976- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2020]
In: Temenos
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Ḥizb at-Taḥrīr / Muslim / Religious identity / Influence / Society / Governability
RelBib Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
ZB Sociology
ZC Politics in general
Further subjects:B Modernity
B Governmentality
B subjectivity formation
B Hizb ut-Tahrir
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Summary:In this article on the role of religion in the formation of modern subjectivities we use a contemporary transnational Islamist organization, Hizb ut-Tahrir, as our example. We examine how technologies of domination are combined with norm-setting technologies of the self in shaping new modern Muslim subjectivities among its members. First, we present our theoretical perspective and analytical framework. Then we describe the ideological roots of Hizb ut-Tahrir in the intellectual universe of nineteenth-century thinking about Islamic reform. Third, we analyse the practice of tooling or processing minds, souls, convictions, physical appearance, and behaviour among members of the organization. As our major interest lies not in Hizb ut-Tahrir as such but in the role of religion in the formation of modern social subjectivities, we conclude with some general reflections on this question.
ISSN:2342-7256
Contains:Enthalten in: Temenos
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.33356/temenos.78154