Ist der Islamismus bzw. Salafismus eine Form totalitären Denkens? Eine ideologiekritische Analyse von Klassikerpositionen

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

"Sometimes Islamism or Salafism is called a third or new kind of totalitarianism. But how appropriate is such an estimation which, after all, originally refers not to political movements but to political systems? If we limit ourselves to an analysis of published thought, we may very well identify formal common grounds for which we find evidence in the writings of 'classical' authors such as Sayyid Abu A'la Maududi and Sayyid Qutb. They consist of the following typical features: exclusive claim to knowledge, dogmatic claim to absoluteness, essentialist monopoly of interpretation, holistic steering intentions, deterministic idea of history, identitary concept of society, dualistic rigorism and fundamental condemnation. These features come along with a claim to absolute power as well as the legitimation of violence." (author's abstract)

Object Details

• Alternative title: Is Islamism or Salafism a form of totalitarian thinking? An ideology-critical analysis of classic positions
• ISSN: 1612-9008
• Extent: Seite(n): 49-71
• Language: Deutsch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Totalitarismus und Demokratie, 11(1)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Politikwissenschaft ; Allgemeines, spezielle Theorien und Schulen, Methoden, Entwicklung und Geschichte der Politikwissenschaft ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; Totalitarismus ; politische Macht ; Ideengeschichte ; Islamismus ; Ideologie ; Ideologiekritik ; politische Bewegung ; politische Ideologie ; Holismus ; Geschichtsbild ; politisches System ; Herrschaft ; Gewaltbereitschaft ; Theorieanwendung

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Pfahl-Traughber, Armin
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Deutschland
• (when): 2014

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-46674-7
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST