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Islam and Security in Russia

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Ṭhis chapter provides an in-depth discussion of the definition of Russia’s traditional Islam, which has become the conceptual basis of the Russian official approach to Islam, domestically and internationally, and its influence on processes of (de)securitization of Islam, of inclusion and exclusion of Muslims, and national identity formation (patriotism, education).

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    The most authoritative – and independent – survey institute in Russia.

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    See Chapter 4 of this book for a detailed discussion on this matter.

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    With the idea of Orthodoxy as the rightful successor to the Roman and Byzantine powers, and a direct rival to the Roman Catholic Church.

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    See Chapter 6.

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    See also Chapter 2 of this book.

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    For the position of nonviolent Salafism in today’s North Caucasus see Chapter 3.

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    See Chapter 4.

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    See Chapter 4.

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    The situation precipitated in July 2016, when President Erdoğan accused Gülen and his followers to have organized a (failed) state coup in Ankara on July 15.

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Merati, S.E. (2017). Islam and Security in Russia. In: Muslims in Putin's Russia. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53520-3_5

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