Open AccessTranslating Islam into Georgian
Author(s) -
Ricardo Rivera
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
anthropological journal of european cultures
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.242
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1755-2931
pISSN - 1755-2923
DOI - 10.3167/ajec.2019.280206
Subject(s) - georgian , islam , identity (music) , period (music) , ethnic group , mediation , gender studies , history , sociology , linguistics , anthropology , art , archaeology , aesthetics , social science , philosophy
This forum piece provides a brief discussion of the mediation of religious and ethnic identity through language in Adjara, an autonomous region of southwestern Georgia. The piece considers the emergence of a consolidated ‘Georgian Muslim’ identity in the post-Soviet period. It thus sheds light on how language acts as a site for the navigation of religious and historical difference in Adjara.