Patriotic loyalty and interest representation among the Russian Islamic elite

Two trends increasingly guiding the governance of Islam in Russia are political authoritarianisation and the global securitisation of Islam. Given that suspicions of loyalty so often configure in public discussions about Islam, Muslim leaders are compelled to continuously emphasise their patriotism....

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主要作者: Aitamurto, Kaarina 1972- (Author)
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語言:English
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出版: Routledge 2021
In: Religion
Year: 2021, 卷: 51, 發布: 2, Pages: 280-298
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Russland / 伊斯蘭教 / 精英 / 愛國主義 / 忠誠
IxTheo Classification:AD Sociology of religion; religious policy
BJ Islam
KBK Europe (East)
Further subjects:B the governance of minority religions
B 傳統
B Extremism
B Religious Freedom
B Patriotism
B authoritarianization
B 伊斯蘭教
B Russia
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總結:Two trends increasingly guiding the governance of Islam in Russia are political authoritarianisation and the global securitisation of Islam. Given that suspicions of loyalty so often configure in public discussions about Islam, Muslim leaders are compelled to continuously emphasise their patriotism. This article analyses recent mediated debates about Islam, in which the discursive boundary between ‘radical, non-traditional’ and ‘moderate, traditional’ Islam are being negotiated. The author argues that in the 2000s, the pressure to display loyalty has narrowed the scope of what is considered acceptable behaviour for Muslim leaders. Yet at the same time, these Muslim leaders cleverly adopt arguments and popular catchwords from the rhetoric of the political elite in order to emphasise the role of Islam in Russian society and tradition. In doing so, they seek to influence public discourse about Russian identity and defend the position of Muslims in the country.
ISSN:1096-1151
Contains:Enthalten in: Religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/0048721X.2021.1865604