RT Article
T1 Religious Pluralism and State Paternalism in Kazakhstan
JF The review of faith & international affairs
VO 18
IS 4
SP 63
OP 73
A1 Podoprigora, Roman A.
A1 Kassenova, Nargis
LA English
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1741924472
AB Kazakhstan's government is proud of the existing model of interfaith relations and uses it for claiming legitimacy at home and shaping the country's image abroad. To compare it with the covenantal pluralism ideal as outlined by W. Christopher Stewart, Chris Seiple, and Dennis R. Hoover, we consider both top-down dimensions (legal regulations of the religious sphere) and bottom-up dimensions (focusing on relational dynamics and interfaith dialogues). We find major discrepancies and argue that state paternalism, in-built hierarchies, and widespread suspicions and prejudices against religious minorities, inherited from the Soviet times, remain key features of the Kazakhstan model.
K1 Kazakhstan
K1 Soviet policies
K1 covenantal pluralism
K1 inter-faith dialogue
K1 Religious Minorities
K1 state paternalism
DO 10.1080/15570274.2020.1835023