Amazon cover image
Image from Amazon.com

Religion and violence in Russia : context, manifestations, and policy / editor, Olga Oliker.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Washington, DC : Center for Strategic and International Studies ; (c)2018.; Lanham, MD : Rowman and Littlefield, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781442280649
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • BL65 .R455 2018
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
Contents:
Subject: In Russia, religious teachings and philosophies are used both to justify and combat violence, and a better understanding of the dynamics at the heart of religious violence in Russia is critical to the country's future development and security.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)

Includes bibliographies and index.

Religion and Violence in Russia; Contents; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1. Introduction; PART I. RELIGION, "EXTREMISM," AND VIOLENCE: THE CONTEXT; CHAPTER 2. The State Against Violence in Spheres Related to Religion; CHAPTER 3. Islamophobia in Russia: Trends and Societal Context; PART II. RECRUITMENT AND MOTIVATION; CHAPTER 4. Violence Toward "Nontraditional" Faiths in Russia; CHAPTER 5. Violence and the Defense of "Traditional Values" in the Russian Federation; CHAPTER 6. Online Militant Jihadist Propaganda Targeting Russian-Speaking Audiences and the Russian Response

PART III. REGIONAL DYNAMICSCHAPTER 7. Uses of "Radicalism": Elite Relationships, Migration, Religion, and Violence in the Volga Region and Central Russia; CHAPTER 8. The North Caucasus and Nearby Border Regions; PART IV. IMPLICATIONS BEYOND RUSSIA; CHAPTER 9. Ukraine's Church Politics in War and Revolution; CONCLUSION; CHAPTER 10. Recommendations and Avenues for Further Research; About the Authors

In Russia, religious teachings and philosophies are used both to justify and combat violence, and a better understanding of the dynamics at the heart of religious violence in Russia is critical to the country's future development and security.

COPYRIGHT NOT covered - Click this link to request copyright permission:

https://lib.ciu.edu/copyright-request-form

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.