Fear and loathing in North Ossetia: how ethnic activism can turn into religious nativism

This contribution examines how ethnic activism in a republic of the Russian North Caucasus region, namely North Ossetia-Alania, is viewed by various social groups as a religious protest movement. This interpretation is influenced by anti-colonial discourse and an ideological agenda linking issues of...

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Main Author: Shtyrkov, Sergei (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2023
In: Religion, state & society
Year: 2023, Volume: 51, Issue: 1, Pages: 83-101
Further subjects:B Post-colonialism
B Nationalism
B Ethnic activism
B North Ossetia
B Russian Orthodox Church
B religious nativism
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