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

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Washington, DC : Center for Strategic & International Studies ; Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2018]
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Oliker, Olga
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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. and 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.
Summary
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.
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9781442280649 (electronic bk.)
1442280646 (electronic bk.)
1442280638
9781442280632
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Includes bibliographical references.
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