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The representation of non-Islamist Muslims in Sunni Islamist discourse
Full lecture title : ‘The representation of non-Islamist Muslims in Sunni Islamist discourse: an intra-religious otherness?’
In what ways do non-Brother Muslims (especially secular, liberal and modernist ones) represent an otherness for the Muslim Brotherhood? What is the discursive ethos of the Muslim Brotherhood in relation to Muslims who have departed from the Brotherhood’s version of Islam? Why do these non-Brother Muslims represent an otherness for the Muslim Brotherhood? Are they full Muslims or entirely separate? What is the role of this intra-religious otherness in the identity construction of the Muslim Brotherhood? Is the Brotherhood’s conception of this intra-religious otherness dichotomous in the founding texts of the Muslim Brotherhood?
This paper aims to answer these questions in order to explore the conceptualisation of this intra-religious otherness, which is almost absent in the literature, through a content analysis of the founding texts produced by theorists of Brotherhood Islamism.
Lecture given at the 3rd International Congress of the PLURIEL network, 23-27 May 2022 in Beirut.
In partnership with Saint Joseph University of Beirut and La Sagesse University.
Titre intégral de la conférence : “Représentations des musulmans non islamistes dans le discours islamiste sunnite : une altérité intra-religieuse ?”
De quelle manière les musulmans non fréristes (surtout laïcs, libéraux et modernistes) représentent-ils une altérité pour les frères musulmans ? Quel est l’éthos discursif des Frères musulmans par rapport aux musulmans qui se sont écartés de la version frériste de l’islam ? Pourquoi ces musulmans non fréristes représentent-ils une altérité pour les frères musulmans? Sont-ils des musulmans à part entière ou entièrement à part? Quel est le rôle de cette altérité intra-religieuse dans la construction identitaire des Frères musulmans ? La conception frériste de cette altérité intra-religieuse est-elle dichotomique dans les textes fondateurs des Frères musulmans ?
Cette intervention vise à répondre à ces questions pour explorer la conceptualisation de cette altérité intra-religieuse, quasi absente dans la littérature, par le biais d’une analyse de contenu des textes fondateurs produits par des théoriciens de l’islamisme frériste.
Conférence donnée lors du 3è congrès international du réseau PLURIEL, du 23 au 27 mai 2022 à Beyrouth.
En partenariat avec l’Université Saint Joseph de Beyrouth et l’Université La Sagesse.
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