Abdessamad Belhaj

Authority in Contemporary Islam

Structures, Figures and Functions


Autonomous religious authority and dissent

Regarding authorisation in the case of autonomous religious authority, it is usually a routinised process, taking place under discrete conditions, without pressure from the state, and following a learning tradition. The focus is laid on building the epistemic authority of the scholar which equals the legitimacy to speak as a religious figure of authority. As in the case of the students and the scholars at the Azhar, most of whom keep a low profile, and do not claim any moral authority over public affairs. One can achieve the highest degree of recognition at al-Azhar as did Hilālī by either solely obtaining a PhD or completing the degree with parallel traditional learning.

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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