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The ritualization of heritage destruction under the Islamic State
Journal of Social Archaeology ( IF 1.257 ) Pub Date : 2018-03-16 , DOI: 10.1177/1469605318763623
Sofya Shahab 1 , Benjamin Isakhan 2
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This article develops the conceptual framework of the ritualization of heritage destruction to analyse and interpret the targeting of pre-monotheistic heritage sites and artefacts by the Islamic State. It draws upon anthropological studies of initiation rituals in violent male cults alongside literature on heritage destruction to conduct a systematic analysis of key Islamic State propaganda outlets. The analysis reveals that the heritage destruction wrought by the Islamic State functions as part of a broader process of ritualization that is instrumental in forming bonds between members and ensuring their allegiance. Such rituals serve multiple purposes: they physically and ideologically separate new recruits from existing social norms and laws; they breed a deference to leadership and create a unified identity towards the potentiality of violence; and they situate heritage destruction itself within a complex symbolic kaleidoscope of prescribed actions and specific attire, invoking connections to an imagined past and repeating the actions of their forbearers. The article concludes by noting that such analysis of the ritualization of heritage destruction is not only vital to understanding how groups such as the Islamic State successfully transform ordinary young men into a violent jihadist communitas, but also in further understanding, and responding to, such attacks on heritage sites.

中文翻译:

伊斯兰国统治下的文物破坏仪式

本文建立了遗产破坏仪式化的概念框架,以分析和解释伊斯兰国家对一元论之前的遗址和人工制品的针对性。它借鉴了暴力男性邪教中的宗教仪式的人类学研究以及有关破坏文化遗产的文献,对伊斯兰国家的主要宣传渠道进行了系统的分析。分析表明,伊斯兰国造成的遗产破坏是更广泛的仪式化进程的一部分,仪式化进程有助于在成员之间建立联系并确保其忠诚。这样的仪式有多种目的:在身体上和意识形态上将新兵与现有的社会规范和法律区分开来;他们尊重领导,并为潜在的暴力行为建立统一的身份;他们将文物破坏本身置于复杂的象征性万花筒中,以规定的动作和特定的着装进行处理,从而唤起人们对过去的想象,并重复其前任的行动。文章最后指出,这种对遗产破坏的仪式化的分析不仅对于了解伊斯兰国等组织如何成功地将普通年轻人转变为暴力圣战者社区至关重要,而且对于进一步了解和应对此类袭击至关重要在遗址上。
更新日期:2018-03-16
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