Applying the triad of coloniality in the Islamic intellectual field: Sezai Karakoç and ‘The Diriliş (Resurrection) Thesis’

This article analyzes Sezai Karakoç's political thought within the Islamic Intellectual Field of Turkey through the lens of decolonial theory. It interprets his 'Diriliş (Resurrection) Thesis' as a form of Islamic decoloniality engaging with the triad of coloniality - power, knowledge, and being. Arguing that Karakoç represents a civilizationist strand of post-1950 Islamism, the study interprets his political thought within coloniality debates, offering an analytical application of the concept of Islamic decoloniality.