Societal Reading of ISIS Theology (Essay in Sociotheology)

Document Type : Research Paper

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1 Assistant Professor of sociology, social science, Shiraz university, Shiraz Fars, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Faculty of Theology, Shiraz University

Abstract

ISIS is one of the religious extremists whose practical treatment of "others" is the result of the realization of three theoretical approaches in their thinking: First, they have closed their minds on other thoughts, so they do not pay attention to other views and approaches. Secondly, on the same basis, they reject any view or current that is inconsistent with their religious views.Third, their apocalyptic worldview.If these three be realized in any religious and thought current, it will lead to violent behaviors in the field of action and communication with others.This paper focuses on the social and political development of Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, explores  the notion of worldview analysis in general and  as applied to this movement and determines that there are at least three different kinds of worldviews related to groups of followers who may survive, in different ways. Also, this paper is bridged between Sociology and Theology then reached a new Sociotheological reading about ISIS.   We were able to analyze this form of Islamic extremism as a thought and extract three different worldviews as social theology from the heart of this movement.

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