Between Orthodoxy and Subjectivism: Discourses on Moral Authority among Young Muslims in Norway
This article investigates how beliefs and practices are legitimised among young (non- organised) Muslims in Norway. The findings confirm previous studies in showing how young Muslims in Europe often combine a discourse of submission to Islamic orthodoxy with a liberal vocabulary of autonomy and auth...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2022
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Journal of Muslims in Europe
Año: 2022, Volumen: 11, Número: 2, Páginas: 153-174 |
| Otras palabras clave: | B
Discourse Analysis
B Moral authority B young Muslims B Norway B Individualisation |
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| Sumario: | This article investigates how beliefs and practices are legitimised among young (non- organised) Muslims in Norway. The findings confirm previous studies in showing how young Muslims in Europe often combine a discourse of submission to Islamic orthodoxy with a liberal vocabulary of autonomy and authenticity, although the tendency to divert from orthodoxy is more prevalent in this study. A variety of ways that young Muslims combine liberal and orthodox premises in their legitimisations are illustrated. The article argues that a high degree of engagement with pluralistic social contexts, including interreligious friendships, may challenge a previously dominant orthodox structure in the young Muslim’s outlook, partly because of the difficulty of maintaining an exclusivist stance that includes the possible damnation of non-Muslims. While this may lead to liberal discursive premises becoming dominant, examples are also given of how some young Muslims navigate an ambiguous position where both discursive structures are kept intact. |
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| ISSN: | 2211-7954 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Journal of Muslims in Europe
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/22117954-bja10049 |
