A Theseus Paradox: Interrogating the Shift in Islamism in Indian-administered Kashmir
Recent years have seen a proliferation of academic writing on the transformations that Islamist movements in diverse contexts have seen and endured. Mostly, this academic writing has used the theory of post-Islamism as a peg to think about the issues that Islamists face. In a similar vein, this arti...
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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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2020
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| In: |
Politics, religion & ideology
Year: 2020, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 353-373 |
| Further subjects: | B
The Theseus Paradox
B Kashmir Conflict B Islamism B Jama'at e Islami B Tehreek e Hurriyat B Post-Islamism |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | Recent years have seen a proliferation of academic writing on the transformations that Islamist movements in diverse contexts have seen and endured. Mostly, this academic writing has used the theory of post-Islamism as a peg to think about the issues that Islamists face. In a similar vein, this article looks at the shifts in the Islamist politics in Indian-administered Kashmir and agrees that these shifts somehow fit the template that post-Islamism generated. However, it adds a caution that this template is homogenizing and can explain only one type of shift. Focusing on the internal dynamics of Jama’at e Islami of Jammu and Kashmir, which created conditions for its transformation and the formation of a splinter group, the article uses the Ship of Theseus metaphor to explain these developments. Lastly, the article comments on the recent ban on Jama’at e Islami in Kashmir by the Indian government and its implications on the future of Islamism in the region. |
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| ISSN: | 2156-7697 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Politics, religion & ideology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/21567689.2020.1809383 |
