Islamic revivalism, radicalism and the paradoxical governance of Islam in Uzbekistan
department or school: Arts and Social Sciences, Irving K. Barber Faculty of (Okanagan)
data provider: DSpace
degree campus: UBCO
creator: Komil-Burley, Dilsora
issued: 2023-04-24T18:17:53Z
issued: 2023
related degree: Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
degree grantor: University of British Columbia
description: Prior to Soviet control of Central Asia, Islam was a matrix which produced socio-political culture. The Soviet government, however, viewed religion as a threat to its ideology. During seven decades of Soviet rule in Uzbekistan, Islamic texts were destroyed, religious practices suspended, mosques and learning centres demolished, Islamic legal systems abolished, and Islamic leaders persecuted (Khalid, 2007). The gradual weakening and ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union coincided with the revival of Islam in Central Asia. In the early 1990s, socialism’s hostility towards religion was replaced by paradoxical models of religious governance in Uzbekistan. On one hand, Islam became central to national identity and was embraced by the majority of Uzbeks; on the other hand, the transition away from socialism coincided with the establishment of an anti-Islamic authoritarian regime. Islamic revivalism is a complex phenomenon. It refers to diverse forms of movements, that seek renewed commitment to Islam by promoting Islamic education, practices, values, and principles in society. For this dissertation, I conducted multi-method qualitative research to study Islamic revivalism and the relationship between the secular state and Islam in Uzbekistan from various perspectives. Building on recent work in critical secular studies (Mahmood, 2017; Gole, 2015; Kosmin, & Keysar, 2007), I studied different religious and political engagements; how they perpetuate inequality, intolerance, and destruction while intersecting with power dynamics; how the labels ‘extremist’, ‘radical’, and ‘terrorist’ aided the government in seizing and securing power; and how the social construction of “adashganlar” – Muslims on “the wrong path” – served the government of Uzbekistan to strengthen its grip on society and justify persecution of innocent Muslims. I examined the re-establishment of official Islam and reformation of underground unofficial Islam, the repertoire of exchanges between these two forms …
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note: ISLAMIC REVIVALISM, RADICALISM AND THE PARADOXICAL GOVERNANCE OF ISLAM IN UZBEKISTAN by Dilsora Komil-Burley M.A., University of Alberta, 2014 A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in THE COLLEGE OF GRADUATE STUDIES (Interdisciplinary Studies) THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA (Okanagan) April, 2023 © Dilsora Komil-Burley, 2023 ii The following individuals certify that they have read, and recommend to the College of Graduate Studies for acceptance, a thesis/dissertation entitled: ISLAMIC REVIVALISM, RADICALISM AND THE PARADOXICAL GOVERNANCE OF ISLAM IN UZBEKISTAN Submitted by Dilsora Komil-Burley in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy . Dr. Bonar Buffam, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Supervisor Dr. Luís LM Aguiar, Irving K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences Co-supervisor Dr. Adeeb Khalid, Carleton College. Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Kyong Yoon, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies Supervisory Committee Member Dr. Lawrence Markowitz, Rowan University External Examiner Dr. Hussein Keshani, Faculty of Creative and Critical Studies University Examiner iii Abstract Prior to Soviet control of Central Asia, Islam was a matrix which produced socio-political culture. The Soviet government, however, viewed religion as a threat to its ideology. During seven decades of Soviet rule in Uzbekistan, Islamic texts were destroyed, religious practices suspended, mosques and learning centres demolished, Islamic legal systems abolished, and Islamic leaders persecuted (Khalid, 2007). The gradual weakening and ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union coincided with the revival of Islam in Central Asia. In the early 1990s, socialism’s hostility towards religion was replaced by paradoxical models of religious governance in Uzbekistan. On one hand, Islam became central to national identity and was embraced by the majority of Uzbeks; on the other hand, the transitio…
has type: Thesis/Dissertation
date issued: 2023-05
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0431398
language: eng
degree discipline: Sociology
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: University of British Columbia
rights: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
rights URI: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
scholar level: Graduate
contributor: Buffam, Bonar
contributor: Aguiar, Luis L. M.
type: Text
identifier URI: http://hdl.handle.net/2429/84439