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This concluding volume of the Future of the Religious Past series
approaches contemporary religion through the lens of practice: the
rituals, performances, devotions, and everyday acts through which
humans do religion. In spite of predictions about the inevitability
of secularism, religion in the twenty-first century remains
stubbornly resilient, and Gestures: The Study of Religion as
Practice offers a new vantage point from which to see the religious
as a category shaped and reshaped by modernity and to encounter
religion not as something bounded by doctrines and sacred texts but
as lived experience. Twenty-four globally based scholars look to
practice to examine such diverse phenomena as human rights, memory,
martyrdom, dress and fashion, colonial legacies, blasphemy, mass
political action, and the future of secularism.
Based on ethnographic research in Belgium, The Netherlands, and
Germany, this book presents a novel approach to studying Muslim
militant activism. While much existing research focuses on the
process of radicalization, these authors introduce a different set
of questions that investigate specific modes of activism, and their
engagement with dominant discourses and practices in media and
state policies. Drawing on social movement theory and Foucault's
work on counter-conduct, this research explores how da'wa networks
came about, and how activists developed themselves in interaction
with state and media practices. This perspective highlights a form
of activism and resistance in which activists turn against policies
and debates centring on Muslims and Islam, while attempting to
create and protect an alternative space for themselves in which
they can experience Islam according to their own perception of it.
The study will contribute to debates about resistance, social
movements and militant activism among Muslims in Europe.
This concluding volume of the Future of the Religious Past series
approaches contemporary religion through the lens of practice: the
rituals, performances, devotions, and everyday acts through which
humans do religion. In spite of predictions about the inevitability
of secularism, religion in the twenty-first century remains
stubbornly resilient, and Gestures: The Study of Religion as
Practice offers a new vantage point from which to see the religious
as a category shaped and reshaped by modernity and to encounter
religion not as something bounded by doctrines and sacred texts but
as lived experience. Twenty-four globally based scholars look to
practice to examine such diverse phenomena as human rights, memory,
martyrdom, dress and fashion, colonial legacies, blasphemy, mass
political action, and the future of secularism.
In the last few decades, the media, academics, and the general
public have put considerable focus on Muslim culture and politics
around the world. Specifically, the rising population of young
Muslims has generated concerns about religious radicalism,
Islamism, and conflicts in multicultural societies. However, few
studies have been devoted to how a new generation of Muslims is
reshaping society in positive ways. In Political Muslims, Abbas and
Hamid provide a new perspective on Muslim youth, presenting them as
agents of creative social change and as active participants in
cultural and community organizations where resistance leads to
negotiated change. In a series of case studies that cross the
globe, contributors capture the experiences of being young and
Muslim in ten countries?the United States, Canada, Britain, the
Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir,
and Indonesia. They examine urban youth from various socioeconomic
backgrounds, addressing issues that range from hybrid identities
and student activism to the strategic use of music and social
media. With diverse disciplinary and methodological approaches,
Political Muslims gives readers a nuanced and authentic
understanding of the everyday social, economic, and political
realities of young people.
Based on ethnographic research in Belgium, The Netherlands, and
Germany, this book presents a novel approach to studying Muslim
militant activism. While much existing research focuses on the
process of radicalization, these authors introduce a different set
of questions that investigate specific modes of activism, and their
engagement with dominant discourses and practices in media and
state policies. Drawing on social movement theory and Foucault's
work on counter-conduct, this research explores how da'wa networks
came about, and how activists developed themselves in interaction
with state and media practices. This perspective highlights a form
of activism and resistance in which activists turn against policies
and debates centring on Muslims and Islam, while attempting to
create and protect an alternative space for themselves in which
they can experience Islam according to their own perception of it.
The study will contribute to debates about resistance, social
movements and militant activism among Muslims in Europe.
In the last few decades, the media, academics, and the general
public have put considerable focus on Muslim culture and politics
around the world. Specifically, the rising population of young
Muslims has generated concerns about religious radicalism,
Islamism, and conflicts in multicultural societies. However, few
studies have been devoted to how a new generation of Muslims is
reshaping society in positive ways. In Political Muslims, Abbas and
Hamid provide a new perspective on Muslim youth, presenting them as
agents of creative social change and as active participants in
cultural and community organizations where resistance leads to
negotiated change. In a series of case studies that cross the
globe, contributors capture the experiences of being young and
Muslim in ten countries?the United States, Canada, Britain, the
Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir,
and Indonesia. They examine urban youth from various socioeconomic
backgrounds, addressing issues that range from hybrid identities
and student activism to the strategic use of music and social
media. With diverse disciplinary and methodological approaches,
Political Muslims gives readers a nuanced and authentic
understanding of the everyday social, economic, and political
realities of young people.
The concept of 'radicalization' is now used to account for all
forms of violent and non-violent political Islam. Used widely
within the security services and picked up by academia, the term
was initially coined by the General Intelligence and Security
Service of the Netherlands (AIVD) after the 9/11 and Pentagon
attacks, an origin that is rarely recognised. This book comprises
contributions from leading scholars in the field of critical
security studies to trace the introduction, adoption and
dissemination of 'radicalization' as a concept. It is the first
book to offer a critical analysis and history of the term as an
'empty signifier', that is, a word that might not necessarily refer
to something existing in the real world. The diverse contributions
consider how the term has circulated since its emergence in the
Netherlands and Belgium, its appearance in academia, its existence
among the people categorized as 'radicals' and its impact on
relationships of trust between public officials and their clients.
Building on the traditions of critical security studies and
critical studies on terrorism, the book reaffirms the importance of
a reflective approach to counter-radicalization discourse and
policies. It will be essential reading for scholars of security
studies, political anthropology, the study of Islam in the west and
European studies.
The concept of 'radicalization' is now used to account for all
forms of violent and non-violent political Islam. Used widely
within the security services and picked up by academia, the term
was initially coined by the General Intelligence and Security
Service of the Netherlands (AIVD) after the 9/11 and Pentagon
attacks, an origin that is rarely recognised. This book comprises
contributions from leading scholars in the field of critical
security studies to trace the introduction, adoption and
dissemination of 'radicalization' as a concept. It is the first
book to offer a critical analysis and history of the term as an
'empty signifier', that is, a word that might not necessarily refer
to something existing in the real world. The diverse contributions
consider how the term has circulated since its emergence in the
Netherlands and Belgium, its appearance in academia, its existence
among the people categorized as 'radicals' and its impact on
relationships of trust between public officials and their clients.
Building on the traditions of critical security studies and
critical studies on terrorism, the book reaffirms the importance of
a reflective approach to counter-radicalization discourse and
policies. It will be essential reading for scholars of security
studies, political anthropology, the study of Islam in the west and
European studies.
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