Rethinking the Islamic Hijra: A Religious Paradigm or an Ideological Instrument of Political Action.
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Archiv orientální. Quarterrly Journal of African and Asian Studies |
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| Keywords | Islam; Hijra; Islamic reformism; religious behavior |
| Description | The article examins the phenomenon that commonly occurs in three monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity and Islam - and perhaps in other significant religious systems of the world. This term has been traditionally referred to Greco-Latin term Exodus. The topic can be described as cutting kin and tribal ties and comprises a decision of a group of individuals or a community of adherents to depart (emigrate) from their original environment and to build up a new community/state based on the "righteous" ethical values. |