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დოქტორანტის სახელი და გვარი: ნინო სიფრაშვილი
ფაკულტეტი: მეცნიერებათა და ხელოვნების ფაკულტეტი
ხელმძღვანელი ილიაუნი: მალხაზ სონღულაშვილი
ხელმძღვანელი გოტინგენი: ფრიც ჰაინრიხი
After the collapse of the Soviet Union Christianity became an inspiration for the people of Adjara for building a renewed Georgian identity. This followed a nation-wide trend, enforcing a narrative that Ajarans truly belong to the Georgian nation. At the ,time Islam was often viewed as an outdated religious practice, associated with the undesired Soviet and pre-Soviet past. However, the fall of the iron curtain opened borders, which made both knowledge about western liberal values and transnational resources of Islamic knowledge accessible. Young Ajarans were now traveling from Georgia to Turkey to get secular and religious education. As they returned, they started influencing and rebuilding the Muslim community in Adjara.
The research will study how Muslim Ajarans are negotiating their identity within the modern, Orthodox Christian dominated, post-communist Georgia. In exploring the identity formation process, particular attention will be paid to the religious authorities, and their interaction as they shape a Muslim identity in the region. Furthermore, explaining what constitutes religious authority particular attention will be paid to the role of religious and secular knowledge in empowering different actors to shape the local practices and form the Muslim identity in Ajara.
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