Unmasking Islamophobia: Anti-Muslim Hostility and/as White Supremacy

This article considers the twenty-first century enforcement of Georgia’s Anti-Masking Act as a site of confluence for American white supremacy and American anti-Muslim hostility. Extending Judith Weisenfeld’s theory of religio-raciality, I argue that contemporary American white supremacy might best...

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Published in:Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Main Author: Goodwin, Megan (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press [2020]
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Islamophobia / Whites / Hegemony / Racism
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations
KBQ North America
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Summary:This article considers the twenty-first century enforcement of Georgia’s Anti-Masking Act as a site of confluence for American white supremacy and American anti-Muslim hostility. Extending Judith Weisenfeld’s theory of religio-raciality, I argue that contemporary American white supremacy might best be understood as a religio-racial force, evidenced in part through anastrophic law enforcement. As seen in the application of Georgia’s Anti-Masking Act, laws initially instituted to deter religio-racial terror in the public square now also work to publicly discipline non-white, non-Christian bodies as well as any who would overtly challenge the supremacy of American whiteness. This case study demonstrates the importance of understanding anti-Muslim hostility as informed but not exhausted by racism.
ISSN:1477-4585
Contains:Enthalten in: American Academy of Religion, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfaa012