2015/01/13 by Wendell Schwab · 1 citation
Psychology · Social Sciences · #Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies #Religion and Society Interactions #Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence
paper · doi:10.1163/22142290-00201004
openalex publication_date 2015/01/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/05/21
Small-group solidarity is important in Islamic movements. Islamic movements are not simply groups based on Islamic ideology, but they are also based on a sense of community nurtured by, for lack of a better term, hanging out together. In this paper, I examine how members of the piety movement in Kazakhstan have fun and build community. I will start by examining how elites in the piety movement create spaces for Muslims to have a particular type of ethical fun. I then move on to discuss how many members of the piety movement use these spaces for their own purposes. I argue that the piety movement in Kazakhstan increases social capital among its members by developing intense social networks that bond members together through fun activities.