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The Question of Russian Islam: A Cultural Sociological Analysis
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This article examines how the Russian state attempts to reshape Muslim identities and practices through language policy, state-controlled religious institutions, and managed discourse. These efforts form part of a broader project to integrate Russia’s Muslim population into a unified national identity. Using a cultural-sociological lens that draws on Bourdieu’s concept of symbolic power, cultural constructivism, and Gramsci’s theory of cultural hegemony, the study investigates how official narratives and practices shape Islamic identity to align with Russian national culture. The study employs a qualitative content analysis of sources from 2006–2025, including Friday sermons, public speeches by muftis, Russian Qur’an translations, and political addresses on Islamic holidays. The findings reveal a concerted effort to recast Islam as an integral part of Russian heritage and patriotic values by promoting a “traditional Islam” loyal to the state. State-aligned Muslim authorities adapt Islamic terminology and practices to Russian linguistic and cultural norms in order to cultivate this loyalist narrative. As a result, an official Islamic discourse has emerged that emphasizes civic loyalty, interfaith harmony, and conservative values, while portraying non-Russified Muslim identity as foreign or extremist.
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Ayrıntılar
Birincil Dil
İngilizce
Konular
Sosyoloji (Diğer)
Bölüm
Araştırma Makalesi
Yayımlanma Tarihi
31 Aralık 2025
Gönderilme Tarihi
13 Mayıs 2025
Kabul Tarihi
7 Kasım 2025
Yayımlandığı Sayı
Yıl 2025 Cilt: 22 Sayı: 2
APA
Özkan, V., & Dinç, A. (2025). The Question of Russian Islam: A Cultural Sociological Analysis. Milel ve Nihal, 22(2), 295-311. https://doi.org/10.17131/milel.1689059
AMA
1.Özkan V, Dinç A. The Question of Russian Islam: A Cultural Sociological Analysis. Milel ve Nihal. 2025;22(2):295-311. doi:10.17131/milel.1689059
Chicago
Özkan, Vildane, ve Artum Dinç. 2025. “The Question of Russian Islam: A Cultural Sociological Analysis”. Milel ve Nihal 22 (2): 295-311. https://doi.org/10.17131/milel.1689059.
EndNote
Özkan V, Dinç A (01 Aralık 2025) The Question of Russian Islam: A Cultural Sociological Analysis. Milel ve Nihal 22 2 295–311.
IEEE
[1]V. Özkan ve A. Dinç, “The Question of Russian Islam: A Cultural Sociological Analysis”, Milel ve Nihal, c. 22, sy 2, ss. 295–311, Ara. 2025, doi: 10.17131/milel.1689059.
ISNAD
Özkan, Vildane - Dinç, Artum. “The Question of Russian Islam: A Cultural Sociological Analysis”. Milel ve Nihal 22/2 (01 Aralık 2025): 295-311. https://doi.org/10.17131/milel.1689059.
JAMA
1.Özkan V, Dinç A. The Question of Russian Islam: A Cultural Sociological Analysis. Milel ve Nihal. 2025;22:295–311.
MLA
Özkan, Vildane, ve Artum Dinç. “The Question of Russian Islam: A Cultural Sociological Analysis”. Milel ve Nihal, c. 22, sy 2, Aralık 2025, ss. 295-11, doi:10.17131/milel.1689059.
Vancouver
1.Vildane Özkan, Artum Dinç. The Question of Russian Islam: A Cultural Sociological Analysis. Milel ve Nihal. 01 Aralık 2025;22(2):295-311. doi:10.17131/milel.1689059