Traditional Islam holds two religion styles together simultaneously
Evidence
One of the first persons to explore the contrast between anonymous, doctrinal, scriptural, soteriological, unified world religion on the one hand, and a traditional locally rooted religion which is primarily a ratification of social segmentation on the other, was Fustel de Coulanges (1956). But Fustel described the Mediterranean as having passed definitely from one style to the other. The truly important thing about traditional Islam is that within it the two styles coexist simultaneously, under a single label. — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 2004
Categorization
Category: Definitional Content
- DEFINE: Establishes the key framework: doctrinal scripture-based religion vs. locally rooted segmentation-ratifying religion, applied to Islam.