The Charles Strong Lecture 2015
Narratives like paradigms offer explanations of some aspects of life which are largely self-contained, self-sustaining, self-validating, and impervious to disconfirming evidence. Anti-Islam discourses in the West and anti-Western discourses among Muslims are two such discourses. That such discourses...
| Publicado no: | Journal for the academic study of religion |
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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Equinox Publ.
[2016]
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Journal for the academic study of religion
Ano: 2016, Volume: 29, Número: 1, Páginas: 3-12 |
| (Cadeias de) Palavra- chave padrão: | B
Mundo ocidental
/ Islamofobia
/ Islã
/ Fundamentalismo
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| Classificações IxTheo: | AD Sociologia da religião AX Relações inter-religiosas |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
Muslims
B Discourse B Narratives B Violence B Anti-west B Islamophobia B Stereotypes (Social psychology) B cui bono B Othering B Religions |
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| Resumo: | Narratives like paradigms offer explanations of some aspects of life which are largely self-contained, self-sustaining, self-validating, and impervious to disconfirming evidence. Anti-Islam discourses in the West and anti-Western discourses among Muslims are two such discourses. That such discourses can legitimate violence is clearly evident in the rhetoric, actions and rationales given for violence among such groups as the Islamic State, Boko Haram, The Lord's Liberation Army, The Spanish Inquisition, and Anti-Islamic movements in Europe and other parts of the West. Narratives of difference, of negative disconnection from some 'other', persist for centuries with minor variation as there is no real contact between those maintaining them. Real encounters would lead to disconfirmation while violent acts by some members of the 'other' group are taken as proof that the stereotypes held about them are true. In each age it must be asked, 'Who Benefits?' |
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| ISSN: | 2047-7058 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Journal for the academic study of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1558/jasr.v29i1.30375 |