Ways of argumentation modeling in islamic texts (on the example of sermons of muftis of Russia)

Abstract

The article deals with the problem of different ways of argumentation modeling in Russian religious texts, particularly in Islamic sermons. The specific feature of such discourse is multilinguism of Russian Moslims, using Russian, Arabic and native languages. Basic argumentation strategies in Islamic sermons includes appeal to authority and tradition as well as appeal to ethos and pathos.