Islamophobia is rooted in centuries of religion-politics-warfare conflict
Evidence
As with many of the theories set out in the opening chapter, it has been repeatedly voiced that Islamophobia has a historical aspect to it. As Weller puts it, Islamophobia is undeniably ‘rooted in the historical inheritance of a conflictual relationship that has developed over many centuries involving the overlap of religion, politics and warfare’. Given this recurrent emphasis, a brief consideration of the role of history and certain key events might provide a better understanding of the relationship – if indeed one exists – of the role and function of history and contemporary Islamophobia. — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 164
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the reader’s existing work on trees-as-infrastructure’s longue-durée approach and the historiography angle in the sacrifice piece. — connects to: Islamism is a late entry in a century of anti-Western protest. — Fred Halliday, ‘Islamophobia’ Reconsidered, 59; Elites mobilized Islamophobia to advance their political agendas across centuries — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 98; Late twentieth-century Islamophobia shifted from Orientalist exoticism toward politicised and militarised framing — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 214 (+5 more)
Broader Connections
- Western hostility to Islam shifted from theological to political rationales across the centuries
#expands(0.90) — Green, Todd H, The Fear of Islam_ An Introduction to…, 106 - Elites mobilized Islamophobia to advance their political agendas across centuries
#expands(0.85) — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 98 - Islamophobia predates organized networks and serves structural functions across the political spectrum
#expands(0.75) - Islamophobia is produced by state action, not only cultural bias
#qualifies(0.75) - Late twentieth-century Islamophobia shifted from Orientalist exoticism toward politicised and militarised framing
#expands(0.72) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 214 - Eternalised historical stereotypes render Islamophobia without a discernible beginning or end
#expands(0.72) — Chris Allen, Islamophobia, 887