Putting the 'Islam' in Islamism: Religious Language and the Model Muslim as Tools of Propaganda
General Material Designation
[Thesis]
First Statement of Responsibility
Zachary Ross Thomas
Subsequent Statement of Responsibility
Talattof, Kamran
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
The University of Arizona
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2017
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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95
GENERAL NOTES
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Committee members: Nassar, Maha; Noorani, Yaseen
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Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-26355-8
DISSERTATION (THESIS) NOTE
Dissertation or thesis details and type of degree
M.A.
Discipline of degree
Middle Eastern and North African Studies
Body granting the degree
The University of Arizona
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2017
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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This work examines how two Islamist forces, the Islamic State and the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, use Islamic messages and themes in their propaganda and narrative in an effort to persuade others to their point of view. It does so through the lens of propaganda analysis and narrative theory, and focuses specifically on the efforts of these groups to create an imaginary "model Muslim" for persuadees to emulate, the use of religiously loaded terms, and the intertwining of government and Islamic themes to create Islamic messages with the intent to persuade.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Islamic Studies; Middle Eastern Studies; Near Eastern Studies
UNCONTROLLED SUBJECT TERMS
Subject Term
Social sciences;Iran;Islamic state;Islamism;Khomeini;Propaganda;Rhetoric