H2020Индивидуална стипендия2017–2019

SufisEthicsDemocracy · Sufis Ethics and Democracy

„Хоризонт 2020“ — Действия „Мария Склодовска-Кюри“

Период: 2017-09-15 → 2019-09-14
Финансиране от ЕС: 160 800 €
Участници: 1
Схема: MSCA-IF-EF-ST

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Накратко на български

Суфизмът и неговата роля в съвременната политика се анализират чрез примери за групи, които се противопоставят на радикални течения като „Мюслиманското братство“. Това помага да се разбере как определени интерпретации на исляма могат да съдействат на демокрациите в Европа и Северна Африка.

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Sufis Ethics and Democracy

Sufism, one of the main expressions of Islamic spirituality, mysticism, and exotericism, has always played a major role in the history of Islam, influencing and negotiating with religious and political authorities, or even embodying them. The question of Sufi politics in contemporary societies is particularly relevant because of the period of renewal that Sufism is living through, with charismatic Sufi leaders attracting new disciples. The academic literature on Sufism and politics in contemporary societies focuses mainly on Sufi orders that seem to embody Islamist politics, for example in Indonesia, Egypt, and Syria; or it describes the promotion of Sufism and/or Sufi narratives by nation states with a top-down approach. Among some Sufi orders, a new political and theological tendency has been developing in the last decades. This has been called “Sufi counter reformism”, as an alternative politics in opposition to Islamic reformism, that is the array of political and theological positions and organisations, such as the Muslim Brotherhood, Salafists, and Wahhabis. On the other hand, some Sufi orders are not only opposing Islamism, but are pro-active in the public debate. Many Sufi disciples are engaged in democratic societies arguing that not only Islam is compatible with democracy, but that Islam can be of help to contemporary democracies. Following this perspective, the development of Sufi politics cannot be reduced to exogenous causes, such as the capitulation to “European” values, or the result of a process of secularization. On the contrary, the driving force behind this commitment is a particular interpretation of Islam and Sufism. This research offers new insights about the role and contribution of Sufism in the public sphere, both in Europe and in North Africa. It offers new perspectives on the debates about ethics and democracy. Objectives are: to understand the impact of Sufi politics in Belgian, French, Moroccan, and Algerian societies and in the everyday life and to contribute to the study of Islam and democracy by comparing the European and the Maghreb contexts, developing an understanding of how power relationships are challenged and re-created in Sufi politics.

Текст от CORDIS, на английски · Данни: CORDIS, © Европейски съюз

Цел на проекта

Among contemporary Sufi orders (mystical Islamic religious movements), a new political and theological tendency has been developed in the last decades: Sufi counter reformism. Which is a Muslim political-theological movement, inscribed by the Islamic tradition, open to democratic values, and in opposition to Islamic reformism and Islamism. My main hypothesis is that some Sufi orders are playing an important role in the expansion of democratic space in Europe and in the Maghreb. In this research, I will investigate the role of Sufi orders as political actors in Belgium, France, Morocco and Algeria.Sufi counter reformism offers new perspectives on the debate on Islam, democracy, and secularism. It will deconstruct the dichotomist perspective, which opposes secular and religious, private and public, and traditional and modern. We need empirical research on Islam, and in particular on Muslim politics, in this period of social and political tensions. Finally, this research will give more visibility to the organisations committed to improve democratic rights, by improving and creating new networks, and raising awareness about the debate on Islam and democracy. It will reduce the gap between institutions and citizens, through a better understanding of Islamic democratic engagement, in order to build a more trustful European society.

Оригинален текст от CORDIS (на английски).

Участници

KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN · LeuvenКоординаторБелгия