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Record Nr.

UNINA9910265138303321

Autore

Lenz-Raymann Kathrin

Titolo

Securitization of Islam : a vicious circle, counter-terrorism and freedom of religion in Central Asia / / Kathrin Lenz-Raymann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bielefeld, Germany : , : Transcript Verlag, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

3-8394-2904-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (325 p.)

Collana

Globaler lokaler Islam

Classificazione

BE 8660

Disciplina

261.72

Soggetti

Freedom of religion - Asia, Central

Terrorism - Asia, Central - Prevention

Islam and state - Asia, Central

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

1  Content    5  LIST OF TABLES    8  LIST OF FIGURES    10  LIST OF IMAGES    11  Thanks    13  Summary    15  1. Introduction    17  2. Features of Central Asian Folk Islam    45  3. Salafi Islam: Social Transformation and Political Islam    69  4. Typology of Islamic Groups    109  5. History of Politics and Islam in Central Asia    117  6. General Comparison of Contemporary Regimes    139  7. Comparison of the Contemporary Role of Religion in Politics    177  8. Comparison of Law Enforcement    209  9. Typology of Religious and Counter-Terrorism Politics    233  10. Securitization Theory: Legitimacy in Security Politics    243  11. Model Description    257  12. Model Verification and Validation    279  13. Conclusions    289  Literature    293  Appendix    319

Sommario/riassunto

Diverse Islamic groups have triggered a »revival of Islam« in Central Asia in the last decades. As a result, there has been a general securitization of Islam by the governments: not only do they combat the terrorist Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan but also outlaw popular groups such as the Gülen movement. However, strong repression of religion might lead to radicalization.  Kathrin Lenz-Raymann tests this hypothesis with an agent-based computer simulation and enriches her study with interviews with international experts, leaders of political



Islam and representatives of folk Islam. She concludes that ensuring religious rights is essential for national security.

Besprochen in:  Portal für Politikwissenschaft, 21.01.2016, Christian Patz  Europe Asia Studies, 28.10.2016, Riccardo Mario Cucciolla