Provides a sophisticated account of both the internal dynamics and external influences in the evolution of Islam in the region

During the 1990s, there was a general consensus that Central Asia was witnessing an Islamic revival after independence, and that this occurrence would follow si

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World War II and Islamically informed Soviet patriotism -- Institutionalizing Soviet Islam, 1944-1958 -- SADUM's new ambitions, 1943-1958 -- The anti-religious

An anthology of primary documents for the study of Central Asian history. It illustrates important aspects of the social, political, and economic history of Isl