Open Access BASE2008
Islamic Politics in South Africa between Identity and Utopia
Abstract
This article identifies three sites of Islamic politics in South Africa for closer and critical analysis and appraisal. It proposes that Islamic politics inscribed an idealistic vision for the future. It promoted a utopian vision that was by definition unattainable. Secondly, the paper argues that Islamic politics was preoccupied with representation, a relentless and somewhat impossible task of representing Islam and Muslims in the public. Utopia and perfect representation, then, were the chimeral quests of Islamic politics.
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Englisch
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University of Cape Town; Faculty of Humanities; Department of Religious Studies
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