Decoding dāʻish an analysis of poetic exemplars and discursive strategies of domination in the jihadist milieu
Why do Jihadists compose poetry and what role does poetry play in the transmission of the jihadist ideology? Decoding DĀʿISH is located at the intersections of the literary, the religious, and the political in jihadist discourse. The study examines how the self-professed 'Islamic State' h...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Wiesbaden :
Reichert Verlag
[2020]
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| Colección: | Literaturen im Kontext ;
Volume 45. |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009745225806719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- A Note on Transcription
- Introduction
- PART I. SETTING THE SCENE
- Chapter 1. The Emergence of DA lSH as Part of the Jihadist Milieu
- 1.1. Defining 'the Islamic State Organization': The Achilles Heel
- 1.2. Contextualizing the Relationship between Islam, Islamism, and Jihadism
- 1.3. The Impact of the US-led Invasion of Iraq in 2003 on Jihadist Groups
- 1.4. Conflating Violence with Religious Mores
- Chapter 2. Trajectories of Domination, Tradition, and Orality
- 2.1. Conceptualizing Discursive Strategies of Domination in the Symbolic World
- of DA ISH
- 2.2. Tradition as a Mobilizing Force
- 2.2.1. Political Mobilization based on Images of the Past in the Iraq-Syria Region
- 2.2.2. Different Facets of Modernity in the Jihadist Milieu
- 2.3. Orality and the Psychodynamics of Orally Based Thought
- 2.3.1. Repetition
- 2.3.2. Here-and-Now
- 2.3.3. The Communal Experience
- 2.4. The Popular Appeal of the Qasida in Contemporary Times
- PART II. FUNCTIONS OF DA ISH DISCOURSE
- Chapter 3. Discursive Strategies of Domination
- 3.1. Ideologization of the Arabic Language
- 3.1.1. Discourse as an Instrument for Manipulative Control
- 3.1.2. The Totalizing Force of Repetition
- 3.2. Identity Construction through Discursive Means
- 3.2.1. Naming Strategies
- 3.2.1.1. Names of Propaganda Magazines
- 3.2.1.2. Names of Media Outlets
- 3.2.1.3. Al-Khansa' Brigade
- 3.2.1.4. Nom de Guerre
- 3.2.2. Promoting a Jihadist Identity through Lexicalization
- 3.2.2.1. Traditional Moral Values
- 3.2.3. The Ideological Function of Iconography
- Chapter 4. The Hallmarks of DAlSH Poetry in the Jihadist Milieu
- 4.1. Retooling the Classical Arabic Ode
- 4.2. Classifying DA lSH Poetry as 'Modem,' 'Ideological,' and 'Jihadist'
- 4.3. DA lSH Poetry as Platform Poetry121
- 4.4. The Musical Component of DA lSH Poetry
- 4.5. The Quality of DA lSH Poetry
- 4.6. A False Sense of Iltizam
- 4.7. Functions of DA lSH Poetry
- 4.7.1. The Function of Communication
- 4.7.2. The Social Function
- 4.7.3. The Function of Emotional Expression
- PART III. THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF DA lSH POETRY
- Chapter 5. Blood Vengeance as a Moral Code of Action
- 5.1. Conceptualizing Blood Vengeance
- 5.2. Thematic Schemata of DA lSH Poetry
- 5.2.1. Elegiac Verses
- 5.2.2. Verses of Incitement
- 5.2.3. Verses of Military Zeal
- 5.2.4. Verses of Asceticism
- 5.3. The Blood Metaphor
- 5.3.1. Drinking and Composing Letters in Blood
- Chapter 6. Poetry as a Vehicle of Ideological Transmission
- 6.1. Mobilizing Poetry to Enforce a Specific Worldview
- 6.1.1. At Your Service O Sister
- 6.1.2. My Brother in Religion
- 6.1.3. Let the World Verily Witness that I am a DA TSH Member
- 6.1.4. At Your Service Ansar al-Shari a
- 6.1.5. To al-Bayda
- 6.1.6. The Lands of Truth are My Home
- 6.1.7. Indeed, Whenever the Rulers Deviate, They Disappear
- 6.2. Resemblances between the Literary Manifestations ofDAISH and Kharijism
- Conclusion
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Works Cited.
