Keywords
social cohesion
solidarity
collective identity
moral
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Abstract
This study undertakes a rigorous interdisciplinary examination of brotherhood as a multilayered socio-cultural, ethical, and philosophical construct. Employing a qualitative framework that integrates sociological, philosophical, and historiographical inquiry, the research applies conceptual analysis, historical source reconstruction, and thematic synthesis to interrogate the semantic depth of brotherhood across discrete historical and cultural formations. The findings demonstrate that brotherhood has undergone a profound and non-linear conceptual trajectory - from biologically grounded kinship obligation to a universalist ethical paradigm predicated on solidarity, moral interdependence, and egalitarian recognition. Concurrently, the study reveals an enduring tension between brotherhood’s universalizing aspirations and its historically recurring deployment as a mechanism of bounded inclusion and ideological exclusion. In the Central Asian context, the concept resonates deeply with traditional values of communal solidarity embodied in the mahalla institution. The paper argues that a critically adaptive reconceptualization of brotherhood is essential for addressing contemporary challenges of globalization, digital transformation, and sociocultural pluralism.References
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