TY - JOUR
AU - Hafez, Farid
AB - This article begins with a discussion of the notion of ‘Islam’ as used in the post-9/11 era. Rather than assuming that there is one specific notion of religion, the author problematizes the relationship between religion and politics in the aftermath of 9/11. From the perspectives of Islamophobia studies and international relations studies, the article looks specifically at how Islam was given an agency of its own, which also created a fertile ground for reframing the religion of Islam as being not a religion, but a political ideology, thus operating, unlike other religions, primarily in the field of politics. The article discusses the theory of the clash of civilizations as presented by political scientist Samuel P. Huntington against the backdrop of succeeding policies, such as the proclamations of the War on Terror by President George Bush related to the ideological void that was left after the fall of the Soviet Union, which ultimately marked the entrance into a new era in the making of global politics. The author argues that the increasing debates about Islam following the violent attacks on 9/11 led to a religionizing of political events that subsequently dereligionized religion and depoliticized the notion of politics.
TI - From politicizing and dereligionizing religion to religionizing and depoliticizing politics. Reflecting on ‘Islam’ 20years after9/11
JF - Zeitschrift für Religion Gesellschaft und Politik
DO - 10.1007/s41682-023-00154-3
DA - 2023-11-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/springer-journals/from-politicizing-and-dereligionizing-religion-to-religionizing-and-CZPtPiwNya
SP - 697
EP - 710
VL - 7
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -