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Record Nr.

UNINA9910793033103321

Autore

Ismayilov Murad

Titolo

The dialectics of post-Soviet modernity and the changing contours of Islamic discourse in Azerbaijan : toward a resacralization of public space / / Murad Ismayilov

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham : , : Lexington Books, , [2018]

©2018

ISBN

1-4985-6837-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (195 pages)

Collana

Contemporary Central Asia: societies, politics, and cultures

Disciplina

297.094754

Soggetti

Islam and state - Azerbaijan

Islam - Azerbaijan

Elite (Social sciences) - Azerbaijan - Attitudes

Islam - Azerbaijan - Public opinion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Hybrid intentionality and exogenous sources of the elite's manifold attitudes to Islam in Azerbaijan : geography, Soviet legacy, and the quest for Western recognition -- The complicity of the domestic populace, secular opposition, civil society, and the international community in reproducing the religious secular divide and the representation of Islam as a threat -- The contextual dialectics of elite attitudes to Islam in Azerbaijan -- The dynamics of change : the bridging of the religious-secular divide and the normalization of Islamic discourse across Azerbaijan's social-political landscape -- Normalization of Islamic discourse and the future of Islam in Azerbaijan : quo vadis? -- A shared landscape of Islamism across the secularized Middle East.

Sommario/riassunto

This study examines the relationship between the Azerbaijani state and its society in the post-Soviet period. The author analyzes the growing cooperation between secular and religious sectors, the normalization of Islamic discourse, and elite attitudes toward Islam.