The infl uence of the social identity of Muslims on collective actions

Abstract

This work studies the relationship between the social identity of practicing Russian Muslims, in particular its religious aspect, and its involvement in collective actions within the EMSICA model of collective actions by E. Tomas. The study is based on a number of methods: D. Van Camp "Religious identity individual and social components measurement" (adaptation by O.S. Pavlova to Russian Islamic version) method; auteur methods of measuring involvement in religious practice; auteur methods of measuring feelings of group anger; auteur methods of measuring the perception of injustice to the group; auteur methods of measuring involvement in collective actions; auteur methods of measuring the perceived eff ectiveness of collective actions. The calculation was performed on the basis of Spearman Correlation Coeffi cient, as well as linear regression analysis. The study sample consisted of 120 people, students of Muslim religious educational institutions.