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Ислам в истории Казахстана: новые подходы и итоги изучения проблемы за 30-летие Независимости (1991-2021)
opportunity to comprehensively study the Islamic factor in the history and culture of the Kazakh people.
Suffice it to say that the name of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi was banned, Sufism was interpreted as a reac-
tionary phenomenon of mysticism (this word had a negative meaning in Soviet science). In addition, in
academic works, Islam was interpreted as the faith of the social elite, while the masses allegedly always
professed Shamanism.
In general, the problem of the Islamization of the Turks and the role of Islam for
the Kazakh nation remained a taboo and ideologically engaged issue.
The historiographic review over the years of Independence identifies key problems, contradictions
and limitations of Sovietological concepts, in particular, about “syncretism” and “superficial Islam”, and
shows the ways of research in the conditions of Independence and intensification
of international co-
operation. Attention is drawn to the concept of regional Islam and the recognition of self-identification
of an ethnic group as its main criterion for determining its religious affiliation, to modern trends and
achievements of researchers aimed at studying both theoretical and factual aspects of the problem of
Islamization. A general description
of the most important studies, their novelty, at the same time, the
presence of pluralism of scientific opinions, prospects for studying the role and place of Islam in the his-
tory of the Turks and the history of Kazakhstan in general is given. The essence of the author’s concept
on the history of the Islamization of the territory of Kazakhstan in the Middle Ages is also reflected.
Key words:
anti-Islamic syndrome, syncretism, regional Islam, religious identity, civilizational ap-
proach,
international relations, spiritual factor, fundamental research.
Н.Д. Нұртазина
Әл-Фараби атындағы Қазақ ұлттық университеті, Қазақстан, Алматы қ.
e-mail: nazira.nurtazina@mail.ru
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