A nonviolent identity: A psychobiographical study of an Islamic scholar
2018 (English)In: Research in the social scientific study of religion: Volume 29 / [ed] Andrew Village & Ralph W. Hood Jr., Brill Academic Publishers, 2018, p. 96-122Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]
This is a psychobiographical study of a Muslim advocate of nonviolence: Wahiduddin Khan. The study is based on seven semi-structured interviews, several of Khan’s speeches, and a number of his books. The material was subjected to narrative analysis, informed by McAdams’ and Polkinghorne’s methodological guidelines. The theoretical framework of the analysis is life story theory of identity. The purpose of the study is to examine the relation between Khan’s identity, ideology and culture. The results of the study showed that his identity and ideology evolved over time, and that they are deeply embedded in Indian culture and society.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Brill Academic Publishers, 2018. p. 96-122
National Category
Humanities and the Arts
Research subject
psychology of religion
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-152618DOI: 10.1163/9789004382640_007ISBN: 978-90-04-38264-0 (electronic)ISBN: 978-90-04-38263-3 (print)OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-152618DiVA, id: diva2:1256241
2018-10-162018-10-162020-01-14Bibliographically approved