Muslims of Central Asia: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781474416320 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 240 str.

Galina Yemelianova

Opis

This fascinating study which shows how, from the seventh century to the present day, the region's people have negotiated their distinctively Central Asian Islamic identity in the face of enduring external Islamic and non-Islamic dominations, ethnic nationalisms and, more recently, global transnational Islamic influences.

Spis treści

Acknowledgements; List of illustrations; Note on transliteration; Abbreviations and acronyms; Glossary; Introduction; PART I: CENTRAL ASIA IN THE PRE-RUSSIAN, RUSSIAN AND SOVIET PERIODS; 1. Muslims of Central Asia before the Russian Conquest; 2. Russian Conquest and Rule of Central Asia; 3. Sovietisation of Central Asia; PART II: CENTRAL ASIAN MUSLIMS AFTER INDEPENDENCE; 4. Muslims of Uzbekistan; 5. Muslims of Kazakhstan; 6. Muslims of Kyrgyzstan; 7. Muslims of Tajikistan; 8. Muslims of Turkmenistan; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.