Political Islam and Conflicts in Russia and Central Asia
Title | Political Islam and Conflicts in Russia and Central Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Lena Jonson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 138 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Asia, Central |
ISBN | 9789171839589 |
Islam in Politics in Russia and Central Asia
Title | Islam in Politics in Russia and Central Asia PDF eBook |
Author | Stephane A. Dudolgnon |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 362 |
Release | 2013-11-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1136888853 |
First Published in 2001. This volume contains the proceedings of the international colloquium held by the IAS Project in October 1999. These papers deal with the modem and contemporary history of Central Eurasia, for a comprehensive reflection on various phenomena that led to a political valuation of Islam under non-Muslim domination, whether Russian or Chinese, since the beginning of the 18th century. A comparative approach to the current situations in the Russian Federation and the newly independent states of Central Asia has allowed us to study the various modes of the political instrumentalization of Islam, by both political power and opposition, in such various areas as the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan and the Volga-Urals region of Russia.
Islam in Russia: The Politics of Identity and Security
Title | Islam in Russia: The Politics of Identity and Security PDF eBook |
Author | Shireen Hunter |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 625 |
Release | 2016-09-16 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1315290111 |
This richly detailed study traces the shared history of Russia and Islam in expanding compass - from the Tatar civilization within the Russian heartland, to the conquered territories of the Caucasus and Central Asia, to the larger geopolitical and security context of contemporary Russia on the civilizational divide. The study's distinctive analytical drive stresses political and geopolitical relationships over time and into the very complicated present. Rich with insight, the book is also an incomparable source of factual information about Russia's Muslim populations, religious institutions, political organizations, and ideological movements.
For Prophet and Tsar
Title | For Prophet and Tsar PDF eBook |
Author | Robert D. Crews |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 490 |
Release | 2009-05-31 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0674262859 |
Russia occupies a unique position in the Muslim world. Unlike any other non-Islamic state, it has ruled Muslim populations for over five hundred years. Though Russia today is plagued by its unrelenting war in Chechnya, Russia’s approach toward Islam once yielded stability. In stark contrast to the popular “clash of civilizations” theory that sees Islam inevitably in conflict with the West, Robert D. Crews reveals the remarkable ways in which Russia constructed an empire with broad Muslim support. In the eighteenth century, Catherine the Great inaugurated a policy of religious toleration that made Islam an essential pillar of Orthodox Russia. For ensuing generations, tsars and their police forces supported official Muslim authorities willing to submit to imperial directions in exchange for defense against brands of Islam they deemed heretical and destabilizing. As a result, Russian officials assumed the powerful but often awkward role of arbitrator in disputes between Muslims. And just as the state became a presence in the local mosque, Muslims became inextricably integrated into the empire and shaped tsarist will in Muslim communities stretching from the Volga River to Central Asia. For Prophet and Tsar draws on police and court records, and Muslim petitions, denunciations, and clerical writings—not accessible prior to 1991—to unearth the fascinating relationship between an empire and its subjects. As America and Western Europe debate how best to secure the allegiances of their Muslim populations, Crews offers a unique and critical historical vantage point.
Russia's Muslim Frontiers
Title | Russia's Muslim Frontiers PDF eBook |
Author | Dale F. Eickelman |
Publisher | Indiana University Press |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 1993-10-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780253208231 |
"Readers will find fresh and thought-provoking studies: the differing approaches of the U.S. and the [former] Soviet Union to Middle East policy, Central Asia, and South Asia . . . provide grounds for self-criticism and the exploration of new directions." —John L. Esposito ". . . recommended highly for its expert analyses of political Islam." —Journal of Third World Studies Russian, Central Asian, and American scholars appraise recent political and religious developments among Russia's Muslim neighbors.
Islam and the Russian Empire
Title | Islam and the Russian Empire PDF eBook |
Author | Helene Carrere D'Encausse |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 1988-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780520065048 |
"A particularly valuable work. In my judgment, it contains the best account of nineteenth-century Muslim societies in Central Asia. It is, I think, indispensable to an understanding of the events that followed."--Ira Lapidus, co-editor of Islam, Politics and Social Movements
Russias Muslim Frontiers
Title | Russias Muslim Frontiers PDF eBook |
Author | Dale F. Eickelman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 206 |
Release | 1993-12-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780756753573 |
"Readers will find fresh and thought-provoking studies: the differing approaches of the U.S. and the [former] Soviet Union to Middle East policy, Central Asia, and South Asia... provide grounds for self-criticism and the exploration of new directions." -- John L. Esposito ..". recommended highly for its expert analyses of political Islam." -- Journal of Third World Studies Russian, Central Asian, and American scholars appraise recent political and religious developments among Russia's Muslim neighbors.