Hikmet Karčić (Author)

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to address the issues dealing with politics and religion in the Middle East, focusing on secularism vs. Islamism; the aftermath of the Arab Spring, and the Shia and Sunni split, as key themes for the purpose. Via analysis of the complexity of the Middle East, the Secular-Islamist Conflict, the Arab Spring and its outcomes, the article explains how the Arab Spring hardened the traditionally fluid relationship between the politics and Islam. It argues that Islam has never actually left the political realm, as there is still political contestation about the role of Islam in public life. The paper then deals with the complexity of the Shia and Sunni relationship and the split between the two, giving the explanation for such occurrences on the three levels – doctrine, legitimacy, and power.

Keywords

politics;religion;Middle East;secularism;Islamism;Arab Spring;

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Language: English
Year of publishing:
Typology: 1.02 - Review Article
Organization: UL TEOF - Theological Faculty
UDC: 27:28:32(5-15)
COBISS: 135395587 Link will open in a new window
ISSN: 2335-4127
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Secondary language: Slovenian
Secondary title: Odnos med religijo in politiko na Bližnjem vzhodu
Secondary abstract: Cilj tega članka je nasloviti izzive pri razumevanju religije in politike na Bližnjem vzhodu s poudarkom na dinamiki med sekularizmom in islamizmom, posledicah arabske pomladi ter razdeljenosti med šiiti in suniti kot ključnih temah. Skozi analizo kompleksnosti Bližnjega vzhoda, konflikta med sekularizmom in islamizmom ter arabske pomladi in njenih posledic članek pojasnjuje, kako je arabska pomlad utrdila odnos med politiko in islamom, ki je bil tradicionalno fluidnejši. V članku trdim, da islam v resnici nikoli ni zapustil politične sfere in da še vedno obstaja politično nestrinjanje glede vloge islama v javnem življenju. Nato članek obravnava kompleksnost odnosov med šiiti in suniti ter delitev med njimi, ki jih pojasnjuje na treh ravneh: v odnosu do doktrine, legitimacije ter moči.
Secondary keywords: politika;vera;Bližnji vzhod;sekuralizem;islamizem;arabska pomlad;
Type (COBISS): Article
Pages: str. 89-98
Volume: ǂLetn. ǂ77
Issue: ǂšt. ǂ2
Chronology: 2022
DOI: 10.34291/Edinost/77/02/Karcic
ID: 25242004