René Girard’s Reflections on Modern Jihadism
René Girard’s Reflections on Modern Jihadism
An Introduction
Author(s): Andreas WilmesSubject(s): Philosophy
Published by: Trivent Publishing
Keywords: René Girard; Jacques Ellul; Apocalypse; Islam; jihadism; Judeo-Christianity; mimetic theory; nonuse of power; suicide attacks; sacred; sacrifice; technology;terrorism;
Summary/Abstract: This paper aims to offer a comprehensive overview of René Girard’s reflections on the issue of modern jihadism. It addresses three key aspects of his reasoning: (I) the rise of Islamic terrorism in the context of a globalization of resentment; (II) modern jihadism understood as an “event internal to the development of technology;” (III) the hypothesis that modern jihadism “is both linked to Islam and different from it.”
Journal: The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence
- Issue Year: 1/2017
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 98-116
- Page Count: 19
- Language: English
