Politology

I. Jukashvili

Reislamization and the Ethnical Traditions

From the XVIII century in Islamic world began the reformation of Islam, that was for cleaning and politization of it. This reformation was especially strong in direction among "Vahhabians" or "Ikhvenians".

Last time Vahhabism became strong in Caucasus, especially in Chechnia. The Islamic fundamentalizm appeared in Georgia too, in Pankisi canyon, where lives Kistians. But, ethnical traditions, that are still strong and characteristical among the Caucasian mountain people, are the real hidreance for fundamentalizm.

Iv. Javakhishvili Institute of History and Ethnography
of Georgian Academy of Sciences

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