What is Islamism? History and Definition of a Concept
Islamism is a complex phenomenon with multiple dimensions and various ramifications. Like other political doctrines, Islamism, in its contemporary shape, is an ‘ideology’, a ‘movement‐organisation’ and a ‘form of government’. This study is predominantly devoted to the analysis of Islamism as a total...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
2007
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Totalitarian movements and political religions
Year: 2007, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Pages: 17-33 |
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| Summary: | Islamism is a complex phenomenon with multiple dimensions and various ramifications. Like other political doctrines, Islamism, in its contemporary shape, is an ‘ideology’, a ‘movement‐organisation’ and a ‘form of government’. This study is predominantly devoted to the analysis of Islamism as a totalitarian ideology. We are interested in knowing how and when this concept has been fabricated; how it has evolved and what differentiates it from ‘Islam’. Aiming at a conceptual clarification, we propose a definition of Islamism which enables us to grasp the essence of this phenomenon in its variations (Sunni, Shi'a and Wahhabi) and its different shapes (global and national). Our analysis shows that, despite sectarian and other differences between various Islamist groups, their final objective remains the same. They all aim at the re‐instauration of the Islamic might in the world: to achieve this goal, the use of violence is not rejected. |
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| ISSN: | 1743-9647 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Totalitarian movements and political religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14690760601121622 |