A Discourse Analysis of State Approaches to Religious Diversity in Multi-Ethnic Societies
The study aimed to provide a discursive analysis of state approaches to religious diversity in the multi-ethnic society of the Republic of Kazakhstan. To achieve this goal, a contextual analysis of the religious diversity of the Republic of Kazakhstan was conducted using statistical data from the re...
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| author | Arailym Abubakirova Meirambek Shimtemir Albina Duissenbayeva Feride Kamalova Ulzhan Tungatova |
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| description | The study aimed to provide a discursive analysis of state approaches to religious diversity in the multi-ethnic society of the Republic of Kazakhstan. To achieve this goal, a contextual analysis of the religious diversity of the Republic of Kazakhstan was conducted using statistical data from the reports of the Embassy and Consulate in Kazakhstan, the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other sources. A critical discourse analysis was also conducted using the model of five articles taken from the National Spiritual and Educational Portal. The study determined that even though Article 22 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan defines the country as a secular state, there is a substantial correlation between politics and religion, modelled by the different religious discourses applied to different religious movements and spiritual teachings in the country. The study demonstrated that religions defined as “traditional” receive more media coverage than religions considered “non-traditional”. The state policy on religious diversity in a multi-ethnic society is also manifested in the list of religious organisations that have or do not have the right to operate in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is enshrined in legislation. The formation of a progressive religious discourse can promote tolerance of different beliefs and religious diversity in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a91d84fdb30041a6bef9bf2b2dcf35662025-08-20T02:34:40ZengAfricajournalsPharos Journal of Theology2414-33242025-05-011063https://doi.org/10.46222/pharosjot.106.3034A Discourse Analysis of State Approaches to Religious Diversity in Multi-Ethnic SocietiesArailym Abubakirova0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4975-8931Meirambek Shimtemir1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8942-5803Albina Duissenbayeva2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4556-3152Feride Kamalova3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9660-0152Ulzhan Tungatova4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4506-1942Department of Religious Studies, Egyptian University of Islamic Culture “Nur-Mubarak”, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanDepartment of Islamic Studies, Egyptian University of Islamic Culture “Nur-Mubarak”, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanDepartment of Religious Studies, Egyptian University of Islamic Culture “Nur-Mubarak”, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanDepartment of Religious Studies, Ahmet Yassawi University, Turkestan, Republic of KazakhstanDepartment of Religious and Cultural Studies, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty, Republic of KazakhstanThe study aimed to provide a discursive analysis of state approaches to religious diversity in the multi-ethnic society of the Republic of Kazakhstan. To achieve this goal, a contextual analysis of the religious diversity of the Republic of Kazakhstan was conducted using statistical data from the reports of the Embassy and Consulate in Kazakhstan, the Committee on Religious Affairs (CRA) of the Ministry of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan and other sources. A critical discourse analysis was also conducted using the model of five articles taken from the National Spiritual and Educational Portal. The study determined that even though Article 22 of the Constitution of the Republic of Kazakhstan defines the country as a secular state, there is a substantial correlation between politics and religion, modelled by the different religious discourses applied to different religious movements and spiritual teachings in the country. The study demonstrated that religions defined as “traditional” receive more media coverage than religions considered “non-traditional”. The state policy on religious diversity in a multi-ethnic society is also manifested in the list of religious organisations that have or do not have the right to operate in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan, which is enshrined in legislation. The formation of a progressive religious discourse can promote tolerance of different beliefs and religious diversity in the territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan.https://www.pharosjot.com/uploads/7/1/6/3/7163688/article_34_106_3__june_themed_issue_abubakirova_et_al_final_2_.pdfdiscursive researchdiscursive analysisspiritual teachingsecularismextremismterrorist threatstigmatisation of faith |
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| title | A Discourse Analysis of State Approaches to Religious Diversity in Multi-Ethnic Societies |
| title_full | A Discourse Analysis of State Approaches to Religious Diversity in Multi-Ethnic Societies |
| title_fullStr | A Discourse Analysis of State Approaches to Religious Diversity in Multi-Ethnic Societies |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Discourse Analysis of State Approaches to Religious Diversity in Multi-Ethnic Societies |
| title_short | A Discourse Analysis of State Approaches to Religious Diversity in Multi-Ethnic Societies |
| title_sort | discourse analysis of state approaches to religious diversity in multi ethnic societies |
| topic | discursive research discursive analysis spiritual teaching secularism extremism terrorist threat stigmatisation of faith |
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