Abstract The attention paid to the security threats hanging over Burkina Faso, while legitimate, has overshadowed the underlying transformations in Islamic associational life since the fall of President Blaise Compaoré in October 2014. This major political upheaval had a significant impact on the participation of Muslims in socio-political debates, the relations between generations and, more widely, the bases upon which religious authority is claimed. This article analyses the competition for religious leadership between Islamic actors in the public sphere in Burkina Faso by focusing mainly on francophone ‘Muslim intellectuals’. First, the study shows the gap between the gerontocracy at the helm of the main Islamic associations and the Burkinabe youth, which widened throughout the 1990s and 2000s and came strongly to the fore after the popular uprising of October 2014. Second, taking advantage of the space left vacant by traditional community leaders during the transition process, some young francophone ‘Muslim intellectuals’ actively sought to portray themselves as the vehicles of a ‘civil Islam’ and strove to promote new forms of civic engagement through religion. Other Muslim organizations have also tried to take advantage of the new political context to strengthen their presence in the socio-political arena.

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布基纳法索的法语穆斯林知识分子、伊斯兰社团生活和宗教权威

摘要 对布基纳法索上空的安全威胁的关注虽然是合法的，但自 2014 年 10 月布莱斯·孔波雷总统下台以来，伊斯兰社团生活中的潜在转变黯然失色。社会政治辩论、代际关系，以及更广泛地说，声称宗教权威的基础。本文主要关注讲法语的“穆斯林知识分子”，分析了布基纳法索公共领域伊斯兰行动者之间对宗教领导权的竞争。首先，该研究显示了主要伊斯兰协会掌舵的老年统治与布基纳法索青年之间的差距，1990 年代和 2000 年代扩大，并在 2014 年 10 月的民众起义后强势崛起。 其次，利用传统社区领袖在转型过程中留下的空白，一些年轻的法语“穆斯林知识分子”积极寻求描绘自己作为“公民伊斯兰教”的载体，并努力通过宗教促进新形式的公民参与。其他穆斯林组织也试图利用新的政治环境来加强他们在社会政治舞台上的存在。一些年轻的法语“穆斯林知识分子”积极寻求将自己描绘成“公民伊斯兰教”的载体，并努力通过宗教促进新形式的公民参与。其他穆斯林组织也试图利用新的政治环境来加强他们在社会政治舞台上的存在。一些年轻的法语“穆斯林知识分子”积极寻求将自己描绘成“公民伊斯兰教”的载体，并努力通过宗教促进新形式的公民参与。其他穆斯林组织也试图利用新的政治环境来加强他们在社会政治舞台上的存在。