TY - JOUR
T1 - Everyday religion and radical Islamism – a contribution to theorizing the role of religion in radicalization studies
AU - Larsen, Jeppe Fuglsang
AU - Jensen, Sune Qvotrup
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - Empirical data have indicated that radical Islamists often interpret their everyday life as embedded in religion. Nonetheless, the research field has at times tended to downplay the religious dimensions of radicalization processes. This paper aims to reinstate religion in analyses of radicalization by introducing the theoretical approach of everyday religion. By utilizing this approach, the paper argues that when religion, in the minds of radical Islamists themselves, has an effect on everyday lives and practices, then religion plays a substantial role in their radicalization process. The potential of the approach is illustrated through an analysis of interviews with former converts to radical Islamism.
AB - Empirical data have indicated that radical Islamists often interpret their everyday life as embedded in religion. Nonetheless, the research field has at times tended to downplay the religious dimensions of radicalization processes. This paper aims to reinstate religion in analyses of radicalization by introducing the theoretical approach of everyday religion. By utilizing this approach, the paper argues that when religion, in the minds of radical Islamists themselves, has an effect on everyday lives and practices, then religion plays a substantial role in their radicalization process. The potential of the approach is illustrated through an analysis of interviews with former converts to radical Islamism.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85106455818&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/1057610X.2021.1929056
DO - 10.1080/1057610X.2021.1929056
M3 - Journal article
SN - 1057-610X
VL - 46
SP - 2521
EP - 2537
JO - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
JF - Studies in Conflict & Terrorism
IS - 12
ER -