Legitimacy and Islamic Symbols in Contemporary Tajikistan

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" Legitimacy and Islamic Symbols in Contemporary Tajikistan "
Carissa Mary Landes Tasar, Eren

Document Type	:	Latin Dissertation
Language of Document	:	English
Record Number	:	804008
Doc. No	:	TL48820
Call number	:	‭1805599094;‮ ‬10120003‬
Main Entry	:	Cassia, Antonella
Title & Author	:	Legitimacy and Islamic Symbols in Contemporary Tajikistan\ Carissa Mary LandesTasar, Eren
College	:	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Date	:	2016
Degree	:	M.A.
field of study	:	Russian and East European Studies
student score	:	2016
Page No	:	60
Note	:	Committee members: Jenkins, Robert; Robertson, Graeme
Note	:	Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-1-339-81194-9
Abstract	:	This paper examines the use of Islamic symbols by the Tajik government and president Emomali Rahmon, and the development of a form of “Tajik” Islam as a tool to gain political legitimacy. Utilizing Rahmon’s series of speeches on Abu Hanifa (669-767), the founder of one of the main schools of Sunni Islamic jurisprudence, as well as press coverage from Rahmon’s recent pilgrimage to Mecca, this thesis analyzes how the president is attempting to present himself as an important Muslim leader. It reviews three major factors that inform the attitude of the Rahmon government toward Islam: Soviet legacy, the international security context, and the Tajik Civil War. It concludes that despite the attempts of the Tajik government to aggressively police religious institutions, spiritual leaders, and certain public expressions of the Muslim faith, the state’s ability to implement 'Tajik' Islam is limited.
Subject	:	East European Studies; Islamic Studies; Near Eastern Studies
Descriptor	:	Social sciences;Central asia;Emomali rahmon;Islam;Legitimacy;Symbols;Tajikistan
Added Entry	:	Tasar, Eren
Added Entry	:	Russian and East European StudiesThe University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill