Are Al-Qaeda and Islamic State modern? Reflections on Islamic fundamentalism and modernity

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    Abstract

    The article discusses, whether Islamist fundamentalists, notwithstanding they are violent or peaceful, are modern. Constitutive elements of modernity and the concepts of counter-modernity and demodenization are presented. It is concluded that fundamentalism, in whatever form it emerges cannot be considered as modern. Fundamentalists are in modernity, but not of modernity.
    Translated title of the contributionEr Al-Qaeda og Islamic stat moderne?: Refleksioner over islamisk fundamentalisme og modernitet
    Original languageEnglish
    Publication date1. Aug 2018
    Place of PublicationOdense
    PublisherSyddansk Universitet. Center for Mellemøststudier
    Number of pages8
    Publication statusPublished - 1. Aug 2018

    Keywords

    • Modernity, al-Qaeda, Islamic State

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