Hagia Sophia as Mosque: Opinions and Perspectives
https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2020-16-3-177-188
Abstract
The article analyzes the discourse on changing the status of Hagia Sophia Museum (The Church of Hagia Sophia) in Istanbul. The research is based on a wide range of sources, including offi cial documents of international, public and religious organizations. The article presents the main participants’ positions in the discussion, refl ecting diff erent approaches to evaluating the transformation of Hagia Sophia Museum into a mosque. The author concludes that the important step towards a constructive dialogue is to seek opportunities for involving representatives of the world and international religious communities in the work of collegial platforms operating within the country. In the future, such initiatives will help to provide a wide and open fi eld for discussion of the actual existence and further development of Hagia Sophia in the new conditions.
About the Author
M. S. Shavrina
Spiritual Board of Muslims of Saint Petersburg and Leningrad region,
Centralized religious organization “Spiritual Board of Muslims of Saint
Petersburg and Leningrad region (Mukhtasibate of Saint Petersburg)”
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Maria S. SHAVRINA, master of Religious Studies, assistant of head of the management staff
35B, 6th Line of Vassilievsky Ostrov, Saint Petersburg, 199178
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Shavrina M.S. Hagia Sophia as Mosque: Opinions and Perspectives. Islam in the modern world. 2020;16(3):177- 188. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.22311/2074-1529-2020-16-3-177-188
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