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 contribution | Er Al-Qaeda og Islamic stat moderne?: Refleksioner over islamisk fundamentalisme og modernitet |
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Original language | English |
Publication date | 1. Aug 2018 |
Place of Publication | Odense |
Publisher | Syddansk Universitet. Center for Mellemøststudier |
Number of pages | 8 |
Publication status | Published - 1. Aug 2018 |
Keywords
- Modernity, al-Qaeda, Islamic State