Political Practices of Ukrainian Muslims: Between the Apolitical and the Radical
The article examines the political practices of Ukrainian Muslims. It covers three main streams of political behavior: a) predominantly apolitical Islam of Muslim organizations connected with the transnational Sufi movement Al-Ahbash, b) political activism of Muslim organizations connected with the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Palacky University Olomouc
2022
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e-Rhizome
Year: 2022, Volume: 3, Issue: 2, Pages: 103-120 |
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| Summary: | The article examines the political practices of Ukrainian Muslims. It covers three main streams of political behavior: a) predominantly apolitical Islam of Muslim organizations connected with the transnational Sufi movement Al-Ahbash, b) political activism of Muslim organizations connected with the global Muslim Brotherhood network, c) radical (jihadist) practices of a small part of Muslims represented by immigrants from the North Caucasus and Crimea. The article employs Kasper Mathiesen's concept of "traditional Islam" which is based on Talal Asad's anthropological approach to Islam as a discursive tradition. This paper also uses the approach of Barbara... |
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| ISSN: | 2571-242X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: e-Rhizome
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5507/rh.2021.007 |