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Motorcycles, minarets, and mullahs : a multimodal critical discourse analysis on Pakistan’s journey to rebrand Islam (2024)

Salam-Salmaoui, R., Salam, S., & Hassan, S. (2024). Motorcycles, minarets, and mullahs : a multimodal critical discourse analysis on Pakistan’s journey to rebrand Islam. Semiotica, Early online. https://doi.org/10.1515/sem-2023-0178

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Julkaisun kaikki tekijät tai toimittajat: Salam-Salmaoui, Rauha; Salam, Shazrah; Hassan, Shajee

Lehti tai sarja: Semiotica

ISSN: 0037-1998

eISSN: 1613-3692

Julkaisuvuosi: 2024

Ilmestymispäivä: 19.04.2024

Volyymi: Early online

Kustantaja: Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Kustannuspaikka: Berlin

Julkaisumaa: Saksa

Julkaisun kieli: englanti

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/sem-2023-0178

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Julkaisukanavan avoin saatavuus: Kokonaan avoin julkaisukanava

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This study addresses the issue of how religious authority is negotiated and redefined in the age of digital media, focusing on the case of Raja Zia ul Haq, a Pakistani Muslim cleric. Utilizing Multimodal Critical Discourse Analysis, the study posits that Zia ul Haq’s strategic semiotic choices in attire and symbolism serve as calculated maneuvers to navigate complex dialogues of power, identity, and cultural capital. The findings reveal that his appropriation of biker club symbolism disrupts traditional paradigms of Islamic clerical authority in Pakistan. These choices resonate with a younger, digitally savvy audience and function as a form of religious rebranding. The study argues that Zia ul Haq’s semiotic choices challenge monolithic interpretations of Islamic authority, thereby opening new avenues for religious engagement and interpretation. The significance of this work lies in its transnational implications, offering a counter-narrative that challenges prevailing stereotypes about Islamic scholars and suggests new paradigms for understanding religious authority in a globalized world.

YSO-asiasanat: kulttuurinen omiminen; digitaalinen media; diskurssianalyysi; semiotiikka; islam; muslimit; uskonnollisuus; pakistanilaiset

Vapaat asiasanat: cultural appropriation; digital media; multimodal critical discourse analysis; Islamic scholars; Pakistan

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