The Balanced Nation: Islam and the Challenges of Extremism, Fundamentalism, Islamism and Jihadism

Winter, Charlie; Hasan, Usama ibn Suhaib

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“…They are considered to be deviations from the norm by any religious tradition, but they are not viewed as unique by any of them. There is an expansion of interpretations of religious law and positioning of the existing tradition as untrue and distorted and the model proposed by religious extremism as an ideal society, commanded as sacred (Winter, Hasan, 2016). In the course of the involvement of the religious extremist associations focus on the ideological assumptions, positioning them as traditional religious ones.…”

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“…In the religious studies by Ch. Winter and M. Juergensmeyer (Winter, Hasan, 2016;Juergensmeyer, 2015) the extremists are viewed as transformers of the religious tradition for their own political tasks. The cognitive approach developed by R. Khalil, L. Stankov, and L. Agnati (Khalil, Richa, 2018;Stankov, 2018;Agnati et al, 2017) emphasizes the deviations from the normal functioning of consciousness structures.…”

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The Philosophical Category of the Ideal in the Models of the Future State of the Religious Extremists

Izluchenko

Gergilev

Bardakov

2020

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities &Amp; Social Sciences

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The article analyzes the philosophical category of the ideal in the models of the future state structure, which are developed by the religious extremists in the context of modern social reality as the implementation of the ideal. The research is based on the activities of the Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami terrorist organization in Siberia. It is aimed at identifying the components of the religious extremist associations’ ideology of constructing a model of an ideal state. The socio-philosophical analysis of the ideology provisions and the hermeneutical approach to the manifestations of extremism serve the basis of the research methodology. The extremist ideas in religion are deviations from the norm and can arise in any religious tradition, thus expanding the scope of interpretations of religious law and positioning the existing situation in the religious community as untrue and distorted. The future state is represented by the extremists as an ideal social structure established on the principle of justice and in accordance with sacred precepts. The conflict of such worldview ideas as “it should be so” and “it is so” as well as the “perfectionist illusion” about an ideal society imply the possibility of creating an ideal world in modern social reality. Violence is understood as a necessary means to achieve this goal if other methods are ineffective. The authors characterize the similarities between the models of an ideal society developed by the religious extremism and the utopias in terms of content and interpretation, as well as religious extremist consciousness and utopian thinking in terms of structure and orientation. The ideologies of extremist associations embrace the understanding of the principle of justice, the idea of exclusivity, the model of the ideal, and the theological foundations of social actions. The tendency of thinking to utopian ideas, the intuitive assumption of the existence of an ideal, just society, and the conflict between “the proper” and “the existing” contribute to the spread of extremist ideas. Extremism uses the properties of consciousness: religiousness and thinking in absolute categories (in a destructive aspect in order to add naturalness to its ideas) and religious ideas (in order to justify illegal activities with a sacred will). The actions of the members of the extremist associations are given the status of free personal choice regarding the fulfillment of religious prescriptions and the divine will to create a world just society

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The Philosophical Category of the Ideal in the Models of the Future State of the Religious Extremists

Izluchenko

Gergilev

Bardakov

2020

Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities &Amp; Social Sciences

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“…25, No. S, CharlieWinter and Usama Hasan (2016), "The Balanced Nation: Islam and the Challenges ofExtremism, Fundamentalism, Islamism and Jihadism," Philosophia, Vol. 44, No.…”

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Countering Islamic Radicalism among Indonesian University Students: An Investigation on Social Media Using LINE Official Account

Nasih

Darwis

Hamid

2023

JAT

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Social media platforms continue to be vastly utilized in university contexts as channels for the dissemination of zealous religious ideas. As a group, students are vulnerable to radicalism and are easily affected by extremist perceptions. This study investigated how the LINE Official account could be utilized to spread moderate Islamic perspectives in the Muslim student community in Indonesia’s universities. It also examined how such an account could contribute to the mitigation of radicalism among students. This study contributes significantly to the literature because most extant research on counterradicalism movements remains centered on actions involving numerous stakeholders. It is hence necessary to initiate individual-focused movements that employ technology. The data used for the present study were obtained by analyzing conversations and comments available on the LINE platform. The study’s findings suggest that LINE Official accounts can be employed as tools to oppose radicalism and spread moderate views among university students in Indonesia.

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“…А. Солеман, Т. Белладж и М. Хелифа разработали интегративную модель исследования с учетом когнитивных, психопатологических и психосоциальных факторов, позволяющую выявлять радикально настроенную личность [11]. Характеристиками религиозного экстремизма являются расширение сферы религиозного права, провозглашение превосходства некоторых людей и отказ от культурных ценностей, трактуемых как нетрадиционные [12]. Указанными работами подтверждается наличие радикально настроенных людей, объединенных на основе тех или иных идей, включая религиозные.…”

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Религиозные Экстремистские Объединения Как Социальные Системы: Структура И Особенности Функционирования

Излученко¹

2018

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Излученко Татьяна Владимировна кандидат философских наук, доцент кафедры философии Сибирского федерального университета РЕЛИГИОЗНЫЕ ЭКСТРЕМИСТСКИЕ ОБЪЕДИНЕНИЯ КАК СОЦИАЛЬНЫЕ СИСТЕМЫ: СТРУКТУРА И ОСОБЕННОСТИ ФУНКЦИОНИРОВАНИЯ Аннотация: В работе обосновывается продуктивность рассмотрения религиозного экстремизма, существующего в форме организованной совместной деятельности, в качестве социальных систем, которые обладают структурой и механизмами социального контроля. Методология исследования опирается на структурно-функциональный подход Т. Парсонса. Отмечаются трансформация религиозной традиции и мифологизация ее отдельных элементов в социально-философские и богословские положения религиозного экстремизма. Обозначена специфика культуры, включающая систему ритуальных действий, обоснование места человека в этом и ином мирах, его «священную» миссию в рамках определенной социальной системы. Участники и само экстремистское объединение выступают акторами социальных отношений, ориентированными на коммуникацию в ситуациях социальной реальности. Религиозные экстремистские объединения стремятся к устойчивому развитию и поддержанию целостности. Они конструируют взаимосвязи между участниками, позволяющие создавать подсистемы для решения некоторых задач. Охарактеризованы социальные, психологические и когнитивные условия вовлечения в экстремистское объединение и функционирования индивида в нем.

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The Balanced Nation: Islam and the Challenges of Extremism, Fundamentalism, Islamism and Jihadism

Cited by 6 publications

References 32 publications

The Philosophical Category of the Ideal in the Models of the Future State of the Religious Extremists

The Philosophical Category of the Ideal in the Models of the Future State of the Religious Extremists

Countering Islamic Radicalism among Indonesian University Students: An Investigation on Social Media Using LINE Official Account

Религиозные Экстремистские Объединения Как Социальные Системы: Структура И Особенности Функционирования

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