Date of Award
8-1-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Religious Studies
First Advisor
Andrea L. Stanton, Ph.D.
Second Advisor
Benjamin Nourse
Third Advisor
Nader Hashemi
Fourth Advisor
Jonathan Sciarcon
Keywords
Authority, Islamic Studies, Sunni Islam
Abstract
In the modern age, Sunni communities are often claimed to be in a moment of crisis. However, despite outward arguments about this crisis, Sunni communities are more accurately described as within a state of transformation. By analyzing constructions of authority from Sayyid Qutb, the clerical establishment of Saudi Arabia, and the greater American Muslim communities, Sunni theology is best seen as seeking out methods to transform and re-center authority within Sunni communities.
Publication Statement
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Recommended Citation
Wolff, Trevor E., "Agreeing to Submit: Authority Constructions in Modern Sunni Islam" (2018). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1480.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/etd/1480
Provenance
Received from ProQuest
Rights holder
Trevor E. Wolff
File size
76 p.
Copyright date
2018
File format
application/pdf
Language
en
Discipline
Islamic studies, Religion