Identity and forms of religiosity in Algeria... Bets of the times

Authors

  • Ali al-Talib Mubarak Abou-bekr-belkaid-University-of-Tlemcen Author

Keywords:

Religious identity, Forms of religiosity, Construction of the Identities, conflict of the identities, Social Change

Abstract

There are different and conflicting religious practices in Algeria, depending on the different authorities in the religious field. There is a popular religiosity with mystical reference religiosity and the Salafist Wahhabism is a reference, ibadi religiosity, which derives his authority from the Ibadi School, clerics in Mzab meet with Sheikh Brahim bayoud clan, Aezzabh loop. Individual religiosity resulting from the update, the common features are absent because it is considered as a distinct pattern of the ideological foundation. The society is in front of religious practices which are unified, which led to the following question: Is the difference in the forms of religiosity can threat the religious identity of the Algerian society, or is it just a passing forms do not affect the essence of the identity?

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Published

2017-10-01