Religious claims can serve legitimacy or resistance functions in nationalism

Evidence

In terms of function, for Zionism, the main concern was legitimacy for its claim of Jewish “ownership” of the land; while for Palestinians, the main issue was mobilizing resistance. In terms of centrality, Hroub argues that Zionism has employed religious claims as a primary force of mobilization, at least in terms of the national claim to Palestine. The Palestinian national movement, by contrast, invoked religion only secondarily. — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 207

Categorization

• XREF: Distinguishes legitimacy-seeking from resistance-mobilizing uses of religious claims — a useful typology for the reader’s research on how enemy-construction operates differently in settler vs. anticolonial nationalisms. — connects to: Religious legitimation claims intensify as a project’s true coercive character becomes exposed — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 532; Religion and nationalism mutually constitute identity and resist clean separation — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 292; Religious claims serve different functions depending on political position — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized:…, 207 (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Religious claims serve different functions depending on political position #expands (0.88) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 207
• Religion and nationalism mutually constitute identity and resist clean separation #complicates (0.85) — Nadim N. Rouhana and Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian, When Politics Are Sacralized, 292
• Nationalism’s borrowings from religion do not make religion its source #qualifies (0.72) — Talal Asad, Formations of the Secular, 946