Islam and the Metropole - A Case Study of Religion and Rhetoric in Algeria (Hardcover, New edition)

Islam and the Metropole is an exploration of the colonial policies of France regarding Islam and the effects they had on religion in the early days of Algerian independence. Following the colonization of Algeria in 1830, the French authorities adopted a manipulative policy regarding the philosophy and practice of Islam. This was based on nineteenth-century theories of progress elucidated by Saint-Simonian thought and the philosophy of Auguste Comte, which posited religion as a symbolic language that could be geared toward political ends in the name of "progress." The ensuing use of Islamic language and a simultaneous effort to depict traditional Islam as backward while using the language of "progress" to legitimate colonial repression created a complex dissonance that was reflected in the Muslim opposition to colonial rule. This dissonance continued in the early days of Algerian independence as the government sponsored its own idiosyncratic version of "Progressive Islam" as the religion of state. The contradictions underlying this vision of religion were never sufficiently resolved, resulting in the violent failure of the state's ideology.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	American University Studies, 276
Release date:	July 2009
First published:	2009
Authors:	Ben Hardman
Dimensions:	230 x 160 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	261
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-0271-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Interfaith relations Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Philosophy of religion > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Aspects of religions (non-Christian) > Religious experience > Mysticism Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Islam Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Interfaith relations Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Philosophy of religion > General
LSN:	1-4331-0271-4
Barcode:	9781433102714

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