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[–] 8 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Graeber also liked to point out that Shia Islam is quite anarchistic and anti-state authority.

And also that markets divorced from state power lacked a lot of the coercive power they have in the modern Anglo-European unity of state and capital.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

    I whish that would still be the case today :<

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    How is Shia Islam anarchistic? It's basically Muslim Catholicism.

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  • [–] 2 points 6 months ago

    A strong belief in separation of government from society, and traditionally opposed to unity of state and religion too.

    Islam as a whole, prior to Peak Colonialism (which obviously led to some serious cultural and social restructuring) Islam was big on society-religion being apart from government and power. Leave government alone and ignore it as much as you can to live well within society - Sharia as a social code for getting along, with more wiggle-room and freedom compared to medieval laws from governments or local elite.

    Debt , pp. 220-225 has a lot more of Graeber on the matter and we can both check the bibliography for more in depth reading.

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