Abdessamad Belhaj

Authority in Contemporary Islam

Structures, Figures and Functions


The process of dissent

As a result of his academic interest in fiqh and science, Hilālī wanted to reconcile the two perspectives in his research. However, he grew critical of the religious establishment and traditional fiqh as well as of the gap between scientific and fiqhi reasons.1 He systematically applied his critique to the tools and methods used by the ʿulamāʾ, especially at al-Azhar. In the last decade, Saʿd al-Dīn Hilālī became the voice of religious dissent par excellence in Egypt. His extravagant fatwas and defiance of the al-Azhar institution as well as his frequent media appearances have made him a well-known public figure.

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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