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- Publication Name
- University of California Press
- ISBN
- 9780520282155
- Book Title
- Islam after Communism : Religion and Politics in Central Asia
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2014
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.7 in
- Author
- Adeeb Khalid
- Genre
- Religion, Political Science, History
- Topic
- Asia / Central Asia, Islam / General, Religion, Politics & State, World / Asian
- Item Weight
- 14.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
Islam after Communism : Religion and Politics in Central Asia Ade
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520282159
ISBN-13
9780520282155
eBay Product ID (ePID)
176101244
Product Key Features
Book Title
Islam after Communism : Religion and Politics in Central Asia
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Asia / Central Asia, Islam / General, Religion, Politics & State, World / Asian
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Religion, Political Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
14.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
297.2/720958
Table Of Content
List of Maps and Tables Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Islam in Central Asia 2. Empire and the Challenge of Modernity 3. The Soviet Assault on Islam 4. Islam as National Heritage 5. The Revival of Islam 6. Islam in Opposition 7. The Politics of Antiterrorism Conclusion: Andijan and Beyond Afterword Glossary Notes Select Bibliography Index
Synopsis
How do Muslims relate to Islam in societies that experienced seventy years of Soviet rule? How did the utopian Bolshevik project of remaking the world by extirpating religion from it affect Central Asia? Adeeb Khalid combines insights from the study of both Islam and Soviet history to answer these questions. Arguing that the sustained Soviet assault on Islam destroyed patterns of Islamic learning and thoroughly de-Islamized public life, Khalid demonstrates that Islam became synonymous with tradition and was subordinated to powerful ethnonational identities that crystallized during the Soviet period. He shows how this legacy endures today and how, for the vast majority of the population, a return to Islam means the recovery of traditions destroyed under Communism. Islam after Communism reasons that the fear of a rampant radical Islam that dominates both Western thought and many of Central Asia’s governments should be tempered with an understanding of the politics of antiterrorism, which allows governments to justify their own authoritarian policies by casting all opposition as extremist. Placing the Central Asian experience in the broad comparative perspective of the history of modern Islam, Khalid argues against essentialist views of Islam and Muslims and provides a nuanced and well-informed discussion of the forces at work in this crucial region.
LC Classification Number
BP63.A34K535 2014
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