Islámský stát a popravy stětím : diskurzivní analýza vybraných částí časopisu Dabiq

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Title in English The Islamic State's Beheadings : Discoursive Analysis of Selected Parts of the Magazine Dabiq
Authors

ŘEZNÍČEK Dan

Year of publication 2016
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Sacra
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Arts

Citation
Web Digitální knihovna FF MU
Field Philosophy and religion
Keywords Islamic State; Beheading; Propaganda; Media; Discourse Analysis
Description The Islamic State has struck the world with its brutal and shameless displays of violence, extensively disseminated through various media. This study, focusing on the Islamic State’s propaganda of beheading videos, utilises a discourse analysis of the magazine Dabiq to identify additional themes and strategies not apparent from the beheading videos alone. It provides interpretations and explanations of how and why the themes of airstrikes, family, and Western arrogance are used to justify the Islamic State’s behaviour and accuse its enemies of being the real villain. The study also reflects on theoretical assumptions of the “irrationality” of religious intergroup violence, propaganda, limitations of diverse media formats, the question of authenticity of Islamic State’s religiosity and its position in modern, globalized world, in order to provide a constructive perspective on few ‘paradoxes’ of violent fundamentalism.
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