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TY - JOUR
T1 - Andalusiasation
T2 - Is Iran on the Trajectory of De-Islamisation
AU - Shahi, Afshin
AU - Saleh, Alam
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Andalusiasation is a critical concept in the Islamic Republic’s security discourse that implies the gradual de-Islamisation of cultural structures, which will eventually constitute an existential threat to the political domination of the Islamists. The state displays confidence about its hard power, yet it shows anxiety about the enemy’s cultural invasion. This article examines the widening religio-cultural gap between the state and the grassroots and evaluates the increasing securitisation of the cultural sphere in Iran.
AB - Andalusiasation is a critical concept in the Islamic Republic’s security discourse that implies the gradual de-Islamisation of cultural structures, which will eventually constitute an existential threat to the political domination of the Islamists. The state displays confidence about its hard power, yet it shows anxiety about the enemy’s cultural invasion. This article examines the widening religio-cultural gap between the state and the grassroots and evaluates the increasing securitisation of the cultural sphere in Iran.
KW - Iran
KW - Security
KW - Society
U2 - 10.1080/13530194.2015.1020534
DO - 10.1080/13530194.2015.1020534
M3 - Journal article
VL - 42
SP - 500
EP - 519
JO - British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
JF - British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies
SN - 1353-0194
IS - 4
ER -