이븐 타이미야의 기독교 비판과 시아파에 대한 타자화 전략

Ibn Taymiyyah’s Criticism of Christianity and His Strategy of Othering the Shia

This paper examines Ibn Taymiyyah’s (1263-1328) strategies for othering Shia Islam during the Mamluk period, focusing on his rhetorical linkage between Shia and Christian beliefs. Ibn Taymiyyah repeatedly highlighted perceived similarities between the two groups, arguing that Shia practices deviated from orthodox Sunni Islam and shared more commonalities with Christianity. This “othering” tactic aimed to delegitimize Shia identity within the Sunni Muslim community. The paper analyzes Ibn Taymiyyah’s key works, including Al-Jawāb al-Sahīḥ li Man Baddala Dīn al-Masīḥ (The Correct Response to Those Who Altered the Religion of Christ), Minhāj al-Sunna al-Nabawiyya (The Path of the Prophet’s Sunna), and his fatwa “A Response to the Imami Rafidah” (Jawāb ‘an al-Rāfiḍa al-Imāmiyya), comparing his critiques of Christianity and Shia Islam. This paper reveals his strategy of using Christian theological criticisms as a framework to marginalize Shia beliefs, thereby reinforcing Sunni identity during a period of political and religious upheaval marked by Mongol incursions and the Ilkhanate’s fluctuating religious policies. The conclusion considers how Ibn Taymiyyah’s othering tactics helped shape Sunni self-understanding and potentially contributed to later sectarian conflicts.