The evolution of state-religion relations in Kazakhstan

Abstract

The article discusses the relationship between the state and religion from the point of view of the historical understanding of the origins of such relations. Religion is increasingly gaining ground in public and political discourse. The chronological framework of the study covers the relations of religion and state from the 17th century to the present, and there are also excursions to earlier periods. The place and role of religion in society and its legally established status have been defined. In the search for political strategies that would strike a balance between external threats, politicians sometimes turn to religion as a source of national ideas, as a possible instrument for confronting and overcoming ethical, demographic, terrorist and other threats, as the identification parameter of national commonality. The case of Kazakhstan is shown in this article.