This article will address the Sunni Jihadism, specifically the cases of Al-Qaeda and the Islamic State. It is also worth highlighting its anti-imperialism, as resistance groups against the West, the cradle of capitalism which globalizes cultural patterns that cause loss of Islamic identity in a world without metaphysical alternatives. A third gaze is proposed, focused in the political nihilistic aspect. Nihilistic because it seeks to destroy Western civilization and anyone who opposes their vision, whether Muslim or not. This shall be verified by examining the political context of the origin of both groups, the biographies of their leaders and their speeches, to see in what level are reflected the fundamentalism, anti-imperialism and / or political nihilism.
Keywords:
Political nihilism, anti-imperialism, religious fundamentalism, political messianism, Al-Qaeda, Islamic State
Author Biographies
Cristóbal Ortiz, Universidad Alberto Hurtado
Cientista político, Licenciado en Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Asistente de investigación en proyecto de Centro Democracia y Comunidad (CDC).
Isaac Caro, Universidad Alberto Hurtado
Doctor en Estudios Americanos, Universidad de Santiago de Chile. Profesor titular Departamento de Ciencia Política y Relaciones Internacionales, Universidad Alberto Hurtado.
Ortiz, C., & Caro, I. (2018). The Sunni Jihad of the Islamic State and Al-Qaeda: Islamism, anti-imperialism. and political-messianic nihilism?. Estudios Internacionales, 50(189), 37–62. https://doi.org/10.5354/0719-3769.2018.49036
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