CIVIL RELIGION FOR SOUTH AFRICAN MUSLIMS
Civil religion consists of a set of symbols that celebrate and endorse a particular nation and state in quasi-metaphysical proportions. This article explores the role played by particular religious sub-groups, in this case the Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa, during the period of transition ru...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1995
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| In: |
Journal for the study of religion
Year: 1995, Volume: 8, Issue: 2, Pages: 23-45 |
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| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | Civil religion consists of a set of symbols that celebrate and endorse a particular nation and state in quasi-metaphysical proportions. This article explores the role played by particular religious sub-groups, in this case the Muslim Youth Movement of South Africa, during the period of transition running up to the elections. I propose that the organisation's monthly newspaper in particular seemed to be promoting civil religion for Muslims which was both Islamic and South African, and set out some of its parameters. |
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| ISSN: | 2413-3027 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of religion
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