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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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American Academy of Religion
1. VerfasserIn: Goodwin, Megan (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Oxford University Press [2020]
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
normierte Schlagwort(-folgen):B USA / Islamfeindlichkeit / Weiße / Vorherrschaft / Rassismus
IxTheo Notationen:AD Religionssoziologie; Religionspolitik
BJ Islam
CC Christentum und nichtchristliche Religionen; interreligiöse Beziehungen
KBQ Nordamerika
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Zusammenfassung: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
Enthält:Enthalten in: American Academy of Religion, Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1093/jaarel/lfaa012