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Salafism in the contemporary age: Wiktorowicz revisited

Authors: Samir Amghar, Francesco Cavatorta

Published in: Contemporary Islam | Issue 2/2023

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The article outlines the categories Quintan Wiktorowicz suggested the scholarship should employ to study Salafism and its relationship to the political and argues that such categories need to be revisited considering the changes that have taken place over the last 15 years across the Arab and Muslim world. It then summarises the main findings from the contributions to this special issue.

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Title: Salafism in the contemporary age: Wiktorowicz revisited
Authors: Samir Amghar
Francesco Cavatorta
Publication date: 03-04-2023
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Contemporary Islam / Issue 2/2023
Print ISSN: 1872-0218
Electronic ISSN: 1872-0226
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11562-023-00524-x

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