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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Autore principale: Brylov, Denys (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: 2022
In: e-Rhizome
Anno: 2022, Volume: 3, Fascicolo: 2, Pagine: 103-120
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Riepilogo: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...
ISSN:2571-242X
Comprende:Enthalten in: e-Rhizome
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.5507/rh.2021.007