Soviet and Muslim : the institutionalization of Islam in Central Asia, 1943-1991 /

Long associated with its aggressive promotion of atheism, the Communist Party of the Soviet Union adopted a nuanced, flexible, and often contradictory approach toward Islam in the USSR's largest Muslim region, Central Asia. 'Soviet and Muslim' demonstrates how the Soviet state unwitti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tasar, Eren, 1978- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017]
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Table of Contents:
  • World War II and Islamically informed Soviet patriotism
  • Institutionalizing Soviet Islam, 1944-1958
  • SADUM's new ambitions, 1943-1958
  • The anti-religious campaign, 1959-1964
  • The muftiate on the international stage
  • The Brezhnev Era and its aftermath, 1965-1989.