People of reliable loyalty…: Muftiates and the State in Modern Russia

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People of reliable loyalty… : Muftiates and the State in Modern Russia

Bekkin, Renat, 1978- (author): Södertörns högskola,Religionsvetenskap

Berglund, Jenny, Professor, 1968- (thesis advisor): Stockholm University, Department of Humanities and Social Science Education

Bassin, Mark, Professor, 1953- (thesis advisor): Södertörns högskola,Idéhistoria,Centrum för Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning (CBEES)

Yemelianova, Galina M., Dr. at Centre of Contemporary Central Asia & the Caucasus (opponent): SOAS University of London, London, UK

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Huddinge : Södertörns högskola, 2020
English 406 s.
Series: Södertörn Doctoral Dissertations, 1652-7399 ; 174

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This dissertation presents a full-fledged portrait of the muftiate (spiritual administration of Muslims) in modern Russia. Designed initially for the purpose of controlling religious activity, over time the institution of the muftiate was appropriated by Muslims and became a key factor in preserving national identity for different ethnic groups of Tatars. In modern Russia numerous muftiates play the controversial role of administrative bodies responsible for the enforcement of some aspects of domestic and foreign policy on behalf of the state.Bekkin’s research focuses on muftiates in the European part of Russia, examining both their historical development and their functioning in the modern context. The analysis draws on academic literature, written and oral texts produced by the ministers of the Islamic religion, and archival sources, as well as numerous interviews with current and former muftis and other Islamic bureaucrats. Following Douglass North’s theory of institutions, the author distinguishes between the muftiate as an institution and the muftiate as a religious organization. In the first case the muftiate encompasses a set of rules (restrictions) that are both formal (reflected in the laws, charters of spiritual administrations of Muslims) and informal (not reflected in the legislation). Individual Islamic religious organizations (muftiates in a narrow sense) function according to these rules. By analyzing both the formal and informal precepts which regulate the status and the activity of spiritual administrations of Muslims in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union, and continue to do so in modern Russia, the author makes an attempt to explain the viability of the institution of the muftiate.Basing himself in the theory of the economics of religion, the author treats Russian muftiates as firms competing in the Islamic segment of the religious market. He applies economic principles in analyzing how the muftiates interact with each other, with other religious organizations in Russia, and with the Russian state. The author provides his own classification of muftiates in Russia, depending on the role they play in the religious market.

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HUMANIORA -- Filosofi, etik och religion -- Religionsvetenskap (hsv//swe)
HUMANITIES -- Philosophy, Ethics and Religion -- Religious Studies (hsv//eng)

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Muftiate
spiritual administration of Muslims
mufti
the economics of religion
the institution of the muftiate
Islam in Russia
Islam in the USSR.
History of religion
Religionshistoria
Historical Studies
Historiska studier
Östersjö- och Östeuropaforskning
Baltic and East European studies

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