Casting out
the eviction of Muslims from western law and …
Sherene H. Razack
250 pages | ~7 hrs
Casting out
the eviction of Muslims from western law and politics
By Sherene H. Razack
In a world where spiritual understanding often collides with political realities, Sherene Razack presents a profound examination of how fear and prejudice shape our collective consciousness. This illuminating work reveals how three archetypal figures have emerged in contemporary discourse: the threatening Muslim man, the vulnerable Muslim woman, and the enlightened European. These characterizations, Razack demonstrates, serve to construct a powerful narrative that justifies exclusion and violence.
Drawing from extensive research and sophisticated theoretical frameworks, the author unveils how Western societies have created a mythology of democratic nations under siege, compelled to defend themselves against perceived threats from the developing world. This narrative becomes a spiritual and moral justification for practices of marginalization, surveillance, detention, and military intervention.
Razack places these contemporary dynamics within their broader historical context, showing how patterns of othering and exclusion repeat across time and cultures. Her analysis extends beyond surface-level politics to examine the deeper psychological and spiritual mechanisms that allow communities to cast out those they deem different or dangerous.
For readers seeking to understand how fear operates in our collective psyche and how we might transcend divisive thinking, this work offers essential insights. It challenges us to examine our own assumptions and to recognize how spiritual growth requires confronting uncomfortable truths about power, privilege, and the human tendency to create us-versus-them narratives.
What You'll Discover
- ✓ Explore Politique mondiale--aspect religieux--islam
- ✓ Explore Aspect religieux
- ✓ Explore Muslim women--western countries
- ✓ Explore Musulmanes
- ✓ Explore Bp52.5.r39 2008
- ✓ Explore Muslims
- ✓ Explore Race discrimination--western countries
- ✓ Explore Musulmanes--occident
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Details
- Published
- 2007
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- ISBN-13
- 9780802093110
- ISBN-10
- 0802093116
- Pages
- 250
- Language
- EN
