Decoding da' ish : an analysis of poetic exemplars and discursive strategies of domination in the jihadist milieu. Literaturen im Kontext ; Vol. 45

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ISBN 10: 3954904721 / ISBN 13: 9783954904723

Published by Wiesbaden : Reichert Verlag, 2020

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xiii, 321 Seiten : Illustrationen ; 25 cm Tadelloses Exemplar. - Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements. -- Abbreviations. -- A Note on Transcription. -- Introduction -- PART 1. SETTING THE SCENE -- Chapter 1. The Emergence of DA ISH as Part of the Jihadist Milieu -- 1.1. Defining 'the Islamic State Organization': The Achilles Heel. -- 1.2. Contextualizing the Relationship between Islam, Islamism, and Jihadism -- 1.3. The Impact of the US-led Invasion of Iraq in 2003 on Jihadist Groups -- 1.4. Conflating Violence with Religious Mores. -- Chapter 2. Trajectories of Domination, Tradition, and Orality -- 2.1. Conceptualizing Discursive Strategies of Domination in the Symbolic World of DA ISH. -- 2.2. Tradition as a Mobilizing Force -- 2.2.1. Political Mobilization based on Images of the Past in the Iraq-Syria Region. -- 2.2.2. Different Facets of Modernity in the Jihadist Milieu -- 2.3. Orality and the Psychodynamics of Orally Based Thought. -- 2.3.1. Repetition. -- 2.3.2. Here-and-Now. -- 2.3.3. The Communal Experience. -- 2.4. The Popular Appeal of the Qasida in Contemporary Times -- PART IL FUNCTIONS OF DA ISH DISCOURSE -- Chapter 3. Discursive Strategies of Domination -- 3.1. Ideologization of the Arabic Language -- 3.1.1. Discourse as an Instrument for Manipulative Control. -- 3.1.2. The Totalizing Force of Repetition. -- 3.2. Identity Construction through Discursive Means -- 3.2.1. Naming Strategies. -- 3.2.1.1. Names of Propaganda Magazines -- 3.2.1.2. Names of Media Outlets -- 3.2.1.3. Al-Khansa' Brigade. -- 3.2.1.4. Nom de Guerre -- 3.2.2. Promoting a Jihadist Identity through Lexicalization. -- 3.2.2.1. Traditional Moral Values. -- 3.2.3. The Ideological Function of Iconography -- Chapter 4. The Hallmarks of DA ISH Poetry in the Jihadist Milieu. -- 4.1. Retooling the Classical Arabic Ode -- 4 Classifying DA ISH Poetry as 'Modern,' 'Ideological,' and 'Jihadist'. -- 4.3. DA'ISH Poetry as Platform Poetry -- 4.4. The Musical Component of DA'ISH Poetry -- 4.5. The Quality of DA ISH Poetry -- 4.6. A False Sense of Iltiz?m -- 4.7. Functions of DA ISH Poetry. -- 4.7.1. The Function of Communication -- 4.7.2. The Social Function -- 4.7.3. The Function of Emotional Expression. -- PART III. THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF DA ISH POETRY -- Chapter 5. Blood Vengeance as a Moral Code of Action. -- 5.1. Conceptualizing Blood Vengeance -- 5.2. Thematic Schemata of DA ISH Poetry -- 5.2.1. Elegiac Verses -- 5.2.2. Verses of Incitement -- 5.2.3. Verses of Military Zeal. -- Table of Contents -- 5.2.4. Verses of Asceticism -- 5.3. The Blood Metaphor -- 5.3.1. Drinking and Composing Letters in Blood -- Chapter 6. Poetry as a Vehicle of Ideological Transmission -- 6.1. Mobilizing Poetry to Enforce a Specific Worldview. -- 6.1.1. At Your Service O Sister. -- 6.1.2. My Brother in Religion. -- 6.1.3. Let the World Verily Witness that I am a DA ISH Member. -- 6.1.4. At Your Service Ansar al-Shari'a -- 6.1.5. To al-Bayda -- 6.1.6. The Lands of Truth are My Home -- 6.1.7. Indeed, Whenever the Rulers Deviate, They Disappear. -- 6.2. Resemblances between the Literary Manifestations of DÃ'ISH and Kharijism. -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Works Cited. ISBN 9783954904723 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 765.

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• Title: Decoding da' ish : an analysis of poetic exemplars and discursive strategies of domination in the jihadist milieu. Literaturen im Kontext ; Vol. 45
• Publisher: Wiesbaden : Reichert Verlag
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3954904721
• ISBN 13: 9783954904723
• Binding: Festeinband
• Condition: Wie neu
• Weight: 765 grams
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Why do Jihadists compose poetry and what role does poetry play in the transmission of the jihadist ideology? Decoding DA'ISH is located at the intersections of the literary, the religious, and the political in jihadist discourse. The study examines how the self-professed 'Islamic State' has twisted and manipulated the Arabic language, the classical Arabic ode, Islamic symbolism, traditions, and guiding myths to legitimate its political power and justify its violent policies. The discussion culminates in the analysis of Arabic poetry produced by the jihadist group by taking into consideration the socio-political context in the contemporary Iraq-Syria region. By drawing primarily upon numerous poems and chants, the author shows why our knowledge of the jihadist stream needs to be grounded in a thorough understanding of the cultural logics of mobilization, identity structures, and the belief systems and desires of these groups.