Four Questions about De-sectarianization
Reflecting on the current spate of protests across the Middle East, this article explores four key questions about the contestation of religious identities in political projects, more commonly referred to as de-sectarianization. Engaging with definitional questions, spatial dimensions, the agency of...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
2020
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The review of faith & international affairs
Year: 2020, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-11 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy NCD Political ethics |
| Further subjects: | B
Middle East
B Space B Protest B De-sectarianization B Sectarianism B Arab Uprisings |
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| Summary: | Reflecting on the current spate of protests across the Middle East, this article explores four key questions about the contestation of religious identities in political projects, more commonly referred to as de-sectarianization. Engaging with definitional questions, spatial dimensions, the agency of protesters, and the aims of de-sectarianization, the article argues that a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding the contestation of religious identities in the Middle East is required in an effort to understand the (re)ordering of political life and the role of religion in these projects. |
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| ISSN: | 1931-7743 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The review of faith & international affairs
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/15570274.2020.1729528 |