«If the mosques open, who will visit them?»: Kasimov Tatars religious life in 1943 on the basis of the data by G.P. Snesarev
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2020-13-2-330-348
Abstract
Studying the everyday life of the religious and understanding the relations between the USSR government and the religion requires insertion of new sources of information. Fragments of the materials by G.P. Snesarev devoted to the existence of Islam among Kasimov Tatars fi rst published in this paper makes it possible to fi nd out the key junctures in the history of the religion. Dated by the end of 1943 this report demonstrates the realities of the new Soviet policy towards the religion. Detailed information about the spreading of ritual practices, about the processes of secularization, describing the «life without a mosque» and the status of women of the period expands our knowledge of the social history and the situation with Islam in the USSR.
About the Authors
M. A. Safarov
Institute of Economy and Management in Industry
Russian Federation
Marat A. Safarov, Cand. Sci. (Pedagogics), Associate Professor of the Department of Humanities and socio-economic disciplines
Russian Federation
Marat A. Safarov, Cand. Sci. (Pedagogics), Associate Professor of the Department of Humanities and socio-economic disciplines
E. M. Seitov
Russian Academy of Sciences N.N. Miklouho-Maklay Institute of Ethnology and Anthropology
Russian Federation
Eric M. Seitov, Ph. D. (History) applicant of the sector of Central Asia and Kazakhstan
Russian Federation
Eric M. Seitov, Ph. D. (History) applicant of the sector of Central Asia and Kazakhstan
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Safarov M.A., Seitov E.M. «If the mosques open, who will visit them?»: Kasimov Tatars religious life in 1943 on the basis of the data by G.P. Snesarev. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2020;13(2):330-348. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2020-13-2-330-348
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