RT Article
T1 "Turkmen Islam" and the Paucity of Real Pluralism in Turkmenistan’s Post-Soviet Nation-building
JF The review of faith & international affairs
VO 19
IS 4
SP 70
OP 84
A1 Clement, Victoria
LA English
PB Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
YR 2021
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1840481072
AB The end of the Soviet Union gave Turkmenistan the opportunity to explore identity and to experiment with expressions of religiosity. Yet despite a long religious history that was relatively lacking in doctrinal rigidity, the country has moved profoundly away from the ideals of covenantal pluralism. The country is predominantly Muslim, but religious literacy is low. While shrine pilgrimage is still a popular undertaking, the country’s two presidents have used Islam to buttress their regimes, and the state actively discourages other forms of religious expression. The law appears to make room for religious pluralism but, in reality, little space is accorded to competing beliefs or lifestyles.
K1 Central Asia
K1 Islam
K1 Turkmenistan
K1 law and religion
K1 Pluralism
K1 Religious Literacy
DO 10.1080/15570274.2021.1989808