An analysis on the background of formation and growth of Salafism and its reflection in the Islamic World

Subject Areas : Political and International Researches Quarterly

davood mirzaei ¹ , Mahdi Javdani Moqaddam ² , Reza Parizad ³

1 - PhD Student, Department of International Relations, Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.
2 - Assistant Professor at International Relations Dep., Imam Sadeq (AS) University, Tehran, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor at Political Science Dep., Qom Branch, Islamic Azad University, Qom, Iran.

Received: 2023-01-16 Accepted : 2023-01-17 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: Islamic World, West Asia, Salafism, neo-Salafism,

Abstract :

Salafism and neo-Salafism as a historical phenomenon in the Islamic world, in the last three decades, with the formation and intensification of the activities of Salafist groups, has become more prominent. This article tries to address the main question, what are the roots and historical contexts of the formation and growth of Salafism and its reflection in the Islamic world, especially in the recent crises in West Asia? The hypothesis of this research, by using a descriptive-analytical method, show that the rise and spread of Salafism is the product of a multidimensional and deep phenomenon of identity and politics as a subjective construct that is in dialectic with the objective realities of Islamic states and the interventions of the great powers has added to its complexity and breadth and fueled the differences and divergences among Islamic religions and states, especially in the last two decades in West Asia.