Andalusiasation: Is Iran on the Trajectory of DeIslamisation?
Shahi, Afshin Saleh, Alam
Shahi, Afshin
Saleh, Alam
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2015-10
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Andalusiasation is a critical concept in the Islamic Republic’s
security discourse that implies the gradual de-Islamisation of cultural structures,
which will eventually constitute an existential threat to the political domination of
the Islamists. The state displays confidence about its hard power, yet it shows
anxiety about the enemy’s cultural invasion. This article examines the widening
religio-cultural gap between the state and the grassroots and evaluates the
increasing securitisation of the cultural sphere in Iran.
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Shahi A and Saleh A (2015) Andalusiasation: Is Iran on the Trajectory of DeIslamisation? British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, 42:4: 500-519.
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Dr. Afshin Shahi is lecturer in Middle East Politics and International Relations at Bradford University
Dr. Alam Saleh is a lecturer in Middle East Politics and International Relations at Exeter University