Identitatea religioasă versus deriva sectară ca factori de potenţare a războaielor civile din Orientul Mijlociu: implozia Ummah şi redefinirea 'alterităţii ostile'

Titel: Identitatea religioasă versus deriva sectară ca factori de potenţare a războaielor civile din Orientul Mijlociu: implozia Ummah şi redefinirea 'alterităţii ostile'
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Veröffentlicht: Mannheim, 2018
Umfang: Online-Ressource
Format: E-Book
Sprache: Englisch
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In: Studia Politica: Romanian Political Science Review ; 18 (2018) 2 ; 267-292
Zusammenfassung: Abstract: This article analyzes the ways in which the Ummah or Islamic community is affected by division and internal conflicts, taking as main example the case of Syria’s conflicts. The research is based on the combination of two theoretical approaches: the Islamic religion’s interpretations from ancient times to the contemporary world, and the analysis of civil wars taking place in the Middle East. The main research question concerns the role of domestic and external factors in shaping the violent civil conflicts in Syria and Yemen. Currently, the Islamic world is affected by civil wars, episodes of state collapse, insurgency and terrorist activity. With the constant involvement of foreign non-islamic powers (USA, Russia, etc.) and regional Islamic powers (Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran) and the divisive line between Sunni and Shia Islam, the Ummah does not have any chance, on the short and medium term, to become a unified and coherent community. Civil wars create durable psychological and mat