Tariq Ramadan: fashion or fiqh?: the powerful charisma of an advocate of Islam in the West
Why is Tariq Ramadan, who built his reputation on his vision on Islam in European society, so popular in Morocco? During my interviews with several Moroccan students and young professionals about the thinking of Swiss Muslim intellectual Ramadan, I discovered that they were not so much interested in...
| Published in: | Culture and religion |
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2015]
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| In: |
Culture and religion
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ramadan, Tariq 1962-
/ Morocco
/ Islam
/ The Modern
/ Religious leader
/ Charisma
/ Religious identity
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy AE Psychology of religion BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa |
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| Summary: | Why is Tariq Ramadan, who built his reputation on his vision on Islam in European society, so popular in Morocco? During my interviews with several Moroccan students and young professionals about the thinking of Swiss Muslim intellectual Ramadan, I discovered that they were not so much interested in his ideas about Islam. They like Tariq Ramadan because they're impressed by his presence, his ability to speak up and put forward his personal opinions, and his role in the media as a porte-parole of Muslims, defending them against prejudices and verbal attacks by Westerners. Tariq Ramadan meets all the characteristics of Alexandre Dorna's leader charismatique (Dorna 2008). The Swiss philosopher essentially thanks his stardom in Morocco to his charismatic personality and the modern martyrdom he embodies by defending - on his own - the image of Islam in the West. |
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| ISSN: | 1475-5610 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Culture and religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14755610.2015.1058532 |