CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Popovaite, Inga |
|---|---|
| Title | Religious and National Aspects of Georgian Muslim Women's Identity in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara |
| Summary | This thesis analyzes the religious and national aspects of Georgian Muslim women's identity. It is based on semi-structured interviews and participant observation in the Autonomous Republic of Adjara. I argue that Georgian Muslim women experience a discrepancy between the Georgian and Muslim aspects of their identity, and this discrepancy can be partially explained by their perceived role as protectors of social group boundaries, as well as being the ones responsible for biological and cultural reproduction of a social group. Also, instead of leaving the inferior religious minority status, the respondents tend to employ an accommodation strategy and preserve their shared group values and strengthen group boundaries. This can also be partially explained by the above mentioned perception of a women's role. The interview analysis as well as data from participant observation supports these arguments. |
| Supervisor | Pap, Andras Laszlo |
| Department | Nationalism Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/popovaite_inga.pdf |
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