Open AccessOn the Growth of Islamic Radicalism in the States of Central Asia
Author(s) -
Андрей Анатольевич Казанцев
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
meždunarodnaâ analitika
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-9633
pISSN - 2587-8476
DOI - 10.46272/2587-8476-2016-0-3-97-111
Subject(s) - political radicalism , islam , central asia , politics , political science , asian studies , ancient history , political economy , economic history , history , sociology , law , china , archaeology
The paper analyzes the problem of the growth of Islamic radicalism in Central Asian states. It is noted that Islam, as a religious movement, began to spread on the territory of Central Asia at the end of VII - early VIII centuries. А clear distinction is noted between the heavily Islamized sedentary peoples (Uzbeks, Tajiks) and weakly Islamized nomadic peoples (Kazakhs, Kyrgyz, Turkmen). It is pointed out that this division is still true. It is said that the revival of political Islam in the most active form began in the second half of 1980 - the beginning of the 1990s, during perestroika and continues to the present. It is considered how this process takes place in some Central Asian countries. Conclusions and recommendations are given at the end of work.