Criminological basis of Islamic religious fundamentalism – selected dimensions Cover Image

Kryminologiczna osnowa islamskiego fundamentalizmu religijnego – wybrane wymiary
Criminological basis of Islamic religious fundamentalism – selected dimensions

Author(s): Magdalena Ickiewicz-Sawicka
Subject(s): Criminal Law, Islam studies, Criminology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: criminal law; international law; criminology; radical Islam; religious terrorism; religious fundamentalism; security; organized crime;

Summary/Abstract: The main thesis of the article is that the fundamentalist branches of Islam are not a product of modern times. Numerous historical sources indicate the existence of such groups from the beginning of the existence of this religion. The article consists of three main parts. The first one contains an introductory introduction to the subject presented in the study. The second contains concise information on the theoretical and practical links between religious fundamentalism, terrorism and organized crime. The third concerns the Genesis, functioning and collapse (or rather dispersion) of the so-called the Islamic State – in reality, a terrorist criminal organization that cynically uses strict religious precepts to subjugate the conquered territories and the population living there. The summary of the text contains final conclusions that clearly remind about radical religious movements that often form a kind of criminal and terrorist criminal conglomerate appearing in various parts of the world (both in Europe, Asia and Africa); with varying intensity. These organizations are clearly opposed to the values of the so-called the west; they reject the idea of human rights and promote the values (or anti-values) of fundamental criminal religious movements.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 61
  • Page Range: 93-112
  • Page Count: 20
  • Language: Polish