Becoming Muslim in Imperial Russia conversion, apostasy, and literacy
In the nineteenth century, the Russian Empire's Middle Volga region (today's Tatarstan) was the site of a prolonged struggle between Russian Orthodoxy and Islam, each of which sought to solidify its influence among the frontier's mix of Turkic, Finno-Ugric, and Slavic peoples. Of part...
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| Language: | English |
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Ithaca, New York
Cornell University Press
2014
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| Summary: | In the nineteenth century, the Russian Empire's Middle Volga region (today's Tatarstan) was the site of a prolonged struggle between Russian Orthodoxy and Islam, each of which sought to solidify its influence among the frontier's mix of Turkic, Finno-Ugric, and Slavic peoples. Of particular interest is Kefeli's emphasis on the role that Tatar women (both Krashen and Muslim) played as holders and transmitters of Sufi knowledge. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 289 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-275) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780801452314 (hardback) 0801452317 (hardback) |