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Islam as a Power Resource: Instrumentalization of Religion in Central Asia
with Mariya Y. Omelicheva, University of KansasHow can Islam play multiple and contradictory roles as a source of violence and peace, and a marker of identity differences and national unity? This presentation will explore an argument that religion, as a system of beliefs, manifests itself through discourses, which serve to convey religious meanings but also project… Continue reading Islam as a Power Resource: Instrumentalization of Religion in Central Asia
Desecularization Post-Soviet Style: Delimitations of New Religious Public Space in Central Asia
with John Schoeberlein, Nazarbayev University Modernization theory has run into some snags regarding religion in Central Asia. The Post-Reformation modernity in Europe brought convictions and institutions aimed at ensuring religious life free of state intervention and withdrawal of religion from public space. Post-Soviet modernity in Central Asia has seen the opposite trend — convictions and institutions premised… Continue reading Desecularization Post-Soviet Style: Delimitations of New Religious Public Space in Central Asia
Islam, Secularism and Security in Central Asia and Beyond
In partnership with the British Council's Bridging Voices Project 2014/15 The purpose of the dialogue is to undertake a debate about the relationship between Islam and secularism with respect to security in Muslim-majority regions. How do the relations between political Islam and more privatized variants of Islam get negotiated by civil society organizations which may… Continue reading Islam, Secularism and Security in Central Asia and Beyond
