The Soviet Secularization Project in Central Asia: Accommodation and Institutional Legacies

dc.contributor.authorThibault, Hélène
dc.date.accessioned2016-11-17T08:10:53Z
dc.date.available2016-11-17T08:10:53Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThis article investigates the effects of the Soviet social engineering project and forced secularization in Central Asia. Emphasis is placed on the ideological foundations of Marxism-Leninism, its stance on atheism, its holistic character, and its ideological exclusivity. The article details the measures taken by authorities to eradicate religious beliefs during the seventy years of Soviet rule. Taking the case of Tajikistan, it highlights the remaining influence of Soviet policies on state-religion relations by reviewing the functions and responsibilities of current regulatory institutions as well as laws and official discourses framing religious practices.ru_RU
dc.identifier.citationThibault Hélène, 2015, The Soviet Secularization Project in Central Asia: Accommodation and Institutional Legacies. http://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1874ru_RU
dc.identifier.urihttp://nur.nu.edu.kz/handle/123456789/1874
dc.language.isoenru_RU
dc.publisherEurostudia, vol. 10, n.1ru_RU
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 United States*
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/*
dc.subjectCentral Asiaru_RU
dc.subjectsoviet secularization projectru_RU
dc.subjectaccommodation and institutional legaciesru_RU
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::SOCIAL SCIENCES::Social sciences::Political scienceru_RU
dc.titleThe Soviet Secularization Project in Central Asia: Accommodation and Institutional Legaciesru_RU
dc.typeArticleru_RU

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