For prophet and tsar : Islam and empire in Russia and Central Asia / Robert D. Crews.

Format:

• Book

Author/Creator:

• Crews, Robert D., 1970-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Islam and state--Russia (Federation).
• Muslims--Russia (Federation)--Political activity.
• Islam and state--Asia, Central.
• Muslims--Asia, Central--Political activity.
• Russia (Federation)--Politics and government.
• Asia, Central--Politics and government.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 p. ) ill., maps

Other Title:

Islam and empire in Russia and Central Asia

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Drawing on police and court records, and Muslim petitions, denunciations and clerical writings - not accessible prior to 1991 - this text unearths the fascinating relationship between an empire and its subjects.

Contents:

• Frontmatter
• CONTENTS
• Note on Transliteration and Spelling
• Introduction
• 1 A Church for Islam
• 2 The State in the Mosque
• 3 An Imperial Family
• 4 Nomads into Muslims
• 5 Civilizing Turkestan
• 6 Heretics, Citizens, and Revolutionaries
• Epilogue
• Abbreviations
• Notes
• Acknowledgments
• Index

Notes:

• Originally published: 2006.
• Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-448) and index.

ISBN:

• 9780674262850
• 0674262859
• 9780674030039
• 0674030036

OCLC:

1257323938