“Rethinking the Tradition”: about young believers seeking their own path within Islamic Spirituality
https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2021-14-2-427-451
Abstract
In the modern world, as noted by researchers (P. Berger, D. Hervieu-Léger, etc.), there is an increasing individualization of religion. Believers are increasingly constructing their own religion, using symbolic resources of different religious systems. The article describes three stories of young believers studying in Muslim educational institutions of Tatarstan. The paper also reveals the main stages of their spiritual quest. Young people are critically rethinking their own religious traditions. Their further religious choices turn out to be closely related to the changes in their personal lives and refer to the realization of their key life interests. A new understanding of religion gives young people a desire to benefit the entire Muslim community and provides them with an openness to social creativity. These stories show three options for rethinking a man’s religious tradition: the transition to Islam from Orthodoxy; creative combination of the postulates of Islam and Buddhism; and also a new understanding of Islam, different from that of the older generation.
Supporting agencies: The research was prepared within the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project No 20-013-00536.
About the Author
K. I. Nasibullov
Tatarstan Academy of Sciences; The Association of Psychological Assistance to Muslims
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Kamil I. Nasibullov, Cand. Sci. (Psychology), а Senior Researcher in Tatarstan Academy of Sciences, Member of the Board of the Association of Psychological Assistance to Muslims
Kazan
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Nasibullov K.I. “Rethinking the Tradition”: about young believers seeking their own path within Islamic Spirituality. Minbar. Islamic Studies. 2021;14(2):427-451. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31162/2618-9569-2021-14-2-427-451
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