Abdessamad Belhaj

Authority in Contemporary Islam

Structures, Figures and Functions


The moralising state

States in Europe are increasingly assuming an intrusive moral posture (Cédric Groulier’s notion1), in their role as moral authorities they sometimes dwell on religious issues. We know that the liberal state in Europe is torn between imposing or not imposing norms relating to freedom of expression and dress, among others. This paradox will become more pronounced as the neo-liberal state appears to be less tolerant of differences of opinion, even as ethno-religious identities continue to claim visibility in the public space (see the headscarf issue for example).2

Authority in Contemporary Islam

Tartalomjegyzék


Kiadó: Akadémiai Kiadó – Ludovika Egyetemi Kiadó

Online megjelenés éve: 2024

ISBN: 978 963 454 960 4

Authority is a key question in Islamic studies and beyond. This book examines the nature, figures, structures and functions of religious authority in contemporary Islamic ethics. It also discusses how Islamic authority and political power compete and/or cooperate in Muslim contexts and Europe. Moreover, it provides a coherent framework to understand authority as a moral foundation in relation to community, power, tradition and subversion. Various cases from Europe and the Muslim world are studied here to showcase the claims and practices of authority in their contexts. Despite its active role and resourcefulness in contemporary Islam, religious authority has to confront many limitations, including the dynamics of secularisation and individualisation. The author is a senior researcher at the Religion and Society Research Institute of the Eötvös József Research Centre at the University of Public Service (Budapest).

Hivatkozás: https://mersz.hu/belhaj-authority-in-contemporary-islam//

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