ISLAM AND ITS REFLECTION IN RUSSIAN SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE

Abstract

When it comes to Islam in general, there is a growing interest in its specific characteristics and practices in all spheres of society. The same applies to academic discussions and communities in the Russian Federation. In the first part of this paper, we analyse the Islamic revival in Russia. The second and the third parts present our analysis of scientific literature carried out on the basis of the Web of Science databases as well as major research areas and selected aspects of contemporary discourse.