Islam in Post-Soviet Kazakhstan:Experiencing Public Revival of Islam through Institutionalisation  

作　　者：Bilal A.Malik 

机构地区：[1]Centre of Central Asian Studies,University of Kashmir,Hazratbal Srinagar,India

出　　处：《Asian Journal of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies》2019年第3期351-369,共19页亚洲中东与伊斯兰研究（英文）

摘　　要：In the years following independence,Kazakhstan witnessed a reemergence of religious phenomenon,particularly in the form of‘Islamic revival,’generating a kind of post-Soviet‘Islamic extremism’narrative.The discussions,describing Islamic revival as a‘security concern’and‘potential threat’to Kazakhstan’s secular objectives have deluged the academic,political,and policy discourse.Nevertheless,the question essential to contextualise the whole debate is whether the nature of‘Islamic revival’does follow the prescriptive conditions as anticipated by the privatisation of religion theory,reducing the stimulus of religion to an individual’s‘private matter’or whether it has become a social function,affecting people’s inspirations and aspirations both at the individual and collective level.To analyse this question methodologically,the study discusses theoretical formulations that are relevant to understanding the nature and scope of Islamic revival in the postSoviet Kazakh context.Then,the study examines the practical impact of Islamic revival and makes reference to an institutionalization of Islam through religious,economic and political institutions.The study argues,after independence,despite the secular and authoritarian nature of the government,‘Islamic revival’has become an institutionalised phenomenon and its appearance and social function in the public space has increased rather than decreased.

关 键 词：Islamic revival Institutionalisation of Islam Post-Soviet Kazakhstan Central Asia Islamic studies 

分 类 号：D81[政治法律—国际关系]