Everyday Islam: Religion and Tradition in Rural Central Asia 9781315490205, 131549020X

Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia 9780520957862

How do Muslims relate to Islam in societies that experienced seventy years of Soviet rule? How did the utopian Bolshevik

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Islam after communism: religion and politics in Central Asia 9780520957862, 9780520282155, 9780520249271

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Everyday Life in Central Asia: Past and Present 0253348838, 9780253348838

A lively reader on the peoples and cultures of Central Asia

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Securitization of Islam: A Vicious Circle: Counter-Terrorism and Freedom of Religion in Central Asia [1. Aufl.] 9783839429044

Diverse Islamic groups have triggered a »revival of Islam« in Central Asia in the last decades. As a result, there has b

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For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia 9780674030039

In contrast to the “clash of civilizations” theory that sees Islam inevitably in conflict with the West, Crews reveals t

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For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia 9780674030039, 9780674021645, 0674030036

Russia occupies a unique position in the Muslim world. Unlike any other non-Islamic state, it has ruled Muslim populatio

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After Alexander : Central Asia before Islam 9780197263846, 0197263844

This new study of the history and archaeology of Central Asia is crucial for our understanding of the ancient and early

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Encountering Buddhism and Islam in Premodern Central and South Asia 9783110631685, 9783110629163

This volume brings together a variety of historians, epigraphists, philologists, art historians and archaeologists to ad

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Believing in South Central: Everyday Islam in the City of Angels 9780226747316

The area of Los Angeles known as South Central is often overshadowed by dismal stereotypes, problematic racial stigmas,

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Transforming Tajikistan: State-building and Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia 9781350989481, 9781786733122

Tajikistan is a key state in Central Asia, and will become crucial to the regional power balance as it transitions away

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