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Olivier Roy (1) (1949–)

Author of Globalized Islam: The Search for a New Ummah

For other authors named Olivier Roy, see the disambiguation page.

27 Works 781 Members 13 Reviews

About the Author

Olivier Roy is a professor at EHESS in Paris.

Works by Olivier Roy

The New Central Asia (1997) 69 copies
Secularism Confronts Islam (2005) 63 copies
Is Europe Christian? (2019) — Author — 31 copies

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Birthdate
1949
Gender
male
Nationality
France
Country (for map)
France
Occupations
political scientist
Organizations
European University Institute

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Jihad and Death is a concise dissection of the highly sophisticated narrative mobilised by ISIS: the myth of the Caliphate recast into a modern story of heroism and nihilism. According to Roy, this very contemporary aesthetic of violence is less rooted in the history of Islamic thought than it is entrenched in a youth culture that has turned global and violent.
 
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CalleFriden | Feb 16, 2023 |
En lidt ujævn men spændende oplevelse, hvor jeg undervejs var uenig i mange små delkonklusioner - eller undrede mig over, hvor meget han ikke ved om dele af den kirkelige virkelighed, han søger at beskrive.

Men når det er sagt, så kaster han et yderst interessant lys over den identitets- og værdikamp, der i disse år(tier) præger hele Europa. Fra alle mulige sider bliver "kristendom" taget til indtægt i en skyttegravskrig; både af faktisk kirkeligt engagerede, som har det svært med sekulariseringen af såvel kultur som lovgivning, og af nationalkonservative og/eller mere eller mindre nihilistiske populister, der søger et eller andet påskud for at dæmme op for islam - også selv de reelt har et mere indbildt end egentligt værdifællesskab med det, som kristen tro faktisk handler om.

Bogen er lidt tung at komme i gang med, men bliver mere og mere en pageturner, jo længere man kommer ind i den.
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thomasbaldur | Jun 12, 2019 |
This is wide-sweeping look at the presence of religion in today's world Roy shows that much religion has become detached from the culture in which it came into being. This has lent a greater fervency to many believers and the cause of greater strife. Roy gives examples of group where the relation between religion, territory, culture, and lnguge are comples; the Plmiris in Central ASis, African-Emriecans, Tatars and Moriscos. He looks at neo-ethic groups based on religious markers, such as how Muslims are regarded in the Indian subcontinent, religious groups in Bosnia, and Judaism in israel. New paradims have arisen involving sexuality, women, homosexuality, paganism, traditionalist severing of ties from the main authority, and religious purity. Roy looks at the export of religions, and in the process how they are "branded" or "formatted". This is an engrossing book and gives one lot to think about… (more)
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