Methodological aspects of determining the Kazakhstan model of secularism
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https://doi.org/10.26577/EJRS.2020.v23.i3.r3Keywords:
secularity, secularism, religion, principles of secularity, Republic of Kazakhstan, conceptAbstract
The article discusses the basic principles of secularity and criteria for determining secularism in the scientific community. The authors analyze the Kazakhstan model of secularism and explore the specifics of state-confessional relations in the Republic of Kazakhstan. To date, the role and position of religion in a post-secular society, as well as the relevance of the issue of secularism, are widely discussed not only in the scientific community but also among the society. As you know, secularism is one of the basic principles of the functioning of modern legal states like Kazakhstan. Since the concepts of “secularism”, “secularity”, and “secularism principles” are not sufficiently studied in Kazakhstani scientific literature, this research attempts to systematically explain these phenomena. The authors of this article reveal the etymological content of the term “secularism” and consider the key obstacles to determine secularism in the studies of leading Western scholars. To compare key issues methods of comparative and etymological analysis were used. This article also discusses the religious situation in Kazakhstan, and state policy in the religious sphere. The practical importance of the study is the analysis of the Kazakhstani model of secularity and making recommendations to determine the principles of secularism.
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Kuru A.T. (2009) Seсularism and State Policies toward Religion: The USA, France and Turkey. 259 p.
Martinez-Torron J., Durham W.C. (2010) Rr. Religion and Secular State. Interim National Reports. XVIIIth International Congress of Comparative Law. The International Center for Law and Religion Studies Brigham Young University Provo, Utah. pp. 2-18.
McClay Willfried S. (2007) Nationalism and Religion in a Globalizing World. A Multiple Modernities Perspective. In Faith Based Radicalism. Brussels. pp. 25.
Rawls J. (1996) Political Liberalism. Columbia University Press. 464 p.
Svante E. Cornell, S. Frederick Starr and Julian Tucker (2018) Religion and Secular State in Kazakhstan. (Electronic Resources). URL: http://isdp.eu/publication/religion-secular-state-kazakhstan/ (viewing: 22.04.2020)
Warner R. (2010) Secularization and its Discontents. Newgen Imagine Systems Pvt Ltd. 221 p.
Woehrling J., Jukier R. (2010) Religion and the Secular State in Canada. Interim National Reports. XVIIIth International Congress of Comparative Law. The International Center for Law and Religion Studies Brigham Young University Provo, Utah. pp. 185-198.
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Berger P. (1999) The Desecularization of the World: A Global Overview // The Desecularization of the World: Resurgent Religion and World Politics / Berger P.L. (ed.). Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans. 135 p.
Berger P. (2012) Burmalangan sekulyarizaciya. Memleket, dіn, shіrkeu. (Falsified secularization. State, religion, Church).- M. № 2 (30). b. 8-20.
Bouchard G., Taylor C. (2008) Building the Future: A Time for Reconciliation (Quebec City: Government of Quebec). (Electronic Resources). URL: http://www.accommodements.qc.ca/documentation/rapports/rapport-final-integral-en.pdf (viewing: 20.04.2020)
Casanova J. (1994) Public Religions in Modern World. Chicago; London, University of Chicago Press. 330 p.
Casanova J. (2006) Rethinking Secularization: Global Comparative Perspective. Hedgehog Review. Critical Reflection on Contemporary Culture. pp. 7-22.
Hurd E. (2008) The Politics of Secularism in International Relations. – Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press. p. 5.
Kuru A.T. (2009) Seсularism and State Policies toward Religion: The USA, France and Turkey. 259 p.
Martinez-Torron J., Durham W.C. (2010) Rr. Religion and Secular State. Interim National Reports. XVIIIth International Congress of Comparative Law. The International Center for Law and Religion Studies Brigham Young University Provo, Utah. pp. 2-18.
McClay Willfried S. (2007) Nationalism and Religion in a Globalizing World. A Multiple Modernities Perspective. In Faith Based Radicalism. Brussels. pp. 25.
Ponkin I.V. (2014) Memlekettіn zaiyrlylygy (Secularism of the state). M. 466 p.
Rawls J. (1996) Political Liberalism. Columbia University Press. 464 p.
Svante E. Cornell, S. Frederick Starr and Julian Tucker (2018) Religion and Secular State in Kazakhstan. (Electronic Resources). URL: http://isdp.eu/publication/religion-secular-state-kazakhstan/ (viewing: 22.04.2020)
Taylor Ch. (2015) Zaiyrlylyq degenіmіz ne? (What does secularism mean?) // Resei jane sheteldegі memleket, dіn, shіrkeu (State, religion, Church in Russia and abroad). No1(33). pp. 218-253.
Warner R. (2010) Secularization and its Discontents. Newgen Imagine Systems Pvt Ltd. 221 p.
Woehrling J., Jukier R. (2010) Religion and the Secular State in Canada. Interim National Reports. XVIIIth International Congress of Comparative Law. The International Center for Law and Religion Studies Brigham Young University Provo, Utah. pp. 185-198.
Yermegiyaev A., Kazkenov K. (2002) Qazaqstandagy dіni procester: analitikalyq, pіkіrtalas alany, ozara qarym-qatynas qajettіlіgі (Religious processes in Kazakhstan: the need for analytical, discussion field, dialogue of interactions) // Halyqaralyq gylymi-praktikalyq konferenciya materialdary jinagy (Collection of materials of the international scientific-practical conference). Almaty. pp. 54-62.
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Sikhimbayeva, D., & Nurmoldina, I. (2020). Methodological aspects of determining the Kazakhstan model of secularism. Eurasian Journal of Religious Studies, 23(3), 19–27. https://doi.org/10.26577/EJRS.2020.v23.i3.r3
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