id
	15749
Url
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/15749
Modèle de ressource
	Book
Classe de ressource
	bibo:Book
Titre
	Muslim Critics of Secularism: Ulama and Democratization in Niger
Sujet
	secularism
	'ālim
	democratization
	Muslim
Editeur
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/25202
Date
	2010
Type
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/8541
Identifiant
	https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q113528348 Q113528348
	iwac-reference-0000749
Langue
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/8322
Résumé
	One of the marking features of the 1990s democratization in Niger has been the rise of a variety of Islamic discourses. Laïcité has been among their major preoccupations. For many ulama this secularism contradicts Niger's religious identity. Three voices are presented: the Collaborators, the Moderates and the Despisers. Each group seeks to influence the political and ideological make-up of the state. Although ulama in general remain critical of the state ideological transformation, not all of them reject the separation from religion clause. The Collaborators suggest cooperation between the religious and the political authorities; the Moderates demand governance to accommodate people's will; and the Despisers reject the liberalism that voids religious authority and demand a total re-islamization. I argue that what is at stake is less the separation between state and religion as its modality and impact on religious authority. The targets, tones and justification of the discourses I explore show the limitations of a democratization project grounded in laïcité. Thus, in place of a secular democratization, ulama propose a conservative democracy based on Islam.
Couverture spatiale
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/540
Liste des auteurs
	https://islam.zmo.de/s/afrique_ouest/item/1284
Nombre de pages
	108

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