Shahbazi, A. Shapur. "Nowruz: In the Islamic Period." Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (November 15, 2009), http://www.iranica.com/articles/nowruz-ii.
Shahbazi provides a concise history of Navruz from the Islamic conquest of Persia to the present day. While he discusses the tension with observing ancient Iranian traditions in strictly Muslim societies, he also mentions that some Muslims associate Islamic traditions with the holiday. For example, some believe that Navruz was the day when the following events occurred:
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Sahadeo, Jeff and Russell Zanca, eds. Everyday Life in Central Asia: Past and Present. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2007.
Relevant sections in this edited book include: Communities (5-A Central Asian Tale of Two Cities: Locating Lives and Aspirations in a Shifting Post-Soviet Cityscape (Liu)); Gender (6-The Limits of Liberation: Gender, Revolution, and the Veil in Everyday Life in Soviet Uzbekistan (Northrop)); Performance and Encounter (13-Public and Private Celebrations: Uzbekistan's National Holidays (Adams)); Religion (19-Divided Faith: Trapped Between State and Islam in Uzbekistan (McGlinchey); 20-Sacred Sites, Profane Ideologies: Religious Pilgrimage and the Uzbek State (Abramson & Karimov); 21-Everyday Negotiations of Islam in Central Asia: Practicing Religion in The Uyghur Neighborhood of Zarya Vostoka in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Roberts); 22-Namaz, Wishing Trees, and Vodka: The Diversity of Everyday Religious Life in Central Asia (Montgomery)). Descriptors: 2000s, anthropology, book, edited, political science, S, Z
Relevant sections in this edited book include: Communities (5-A Central Asian Tale of Two Cities: Locating Lives and Aspirations in a Shifting Post-Soviet Cityscape (Liu)); Gender (6-The Limits of Liberation: Gender, Revolution, and the Veil in Everyday Life in Soviet Uzbekistan (Northrop)); Performance and Encounter (13-Public and Private Celebrations: Uzbekistan's National Holidays (Adams)); Religion (19-Divided Faith: Trapped Between State and Islam in Uzbekistan (McGlinchey); 20-Sacred Sites, Profane Ideologies: Religious Pilgrimage and the Uzbek State (Abramson & Karimov); 21-Everyday Negotiations of Islam in Central Asia: Practicing Religion in The Uyghur Neighborhood of Zarya Vostoka in Almaty, Kazakhstan (Roberts); 22-Namaz, Wishing Trees, and Vodka: The Diversity of Everyday Religious Life in Central Asia (Montgomery)). Descriptors: 2000s, anthropology, book, edited, political science, S, Z
Sinor, Denis. "Some Latin Sources on the Khanate of Uzbek." In Essays on Uzbek History, Culture, and Language, edited by Bakhtiyar A. Nazarov, Denis Sinor, and Devin A. DeWeese, 110-119. Indiana University Uralic and Altaic Series, v. 156, edited by Dennis Sinor. Bloomington: Indiana University, Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies, 1993.
"Uzbek, Khan of the Golden Horde (r. 1313-1342)," is known as "the first khan of the Golden Horde to adopt Islam as a state religion" and "ruler of the Uzbek nation" (p. 110). Even though Islam was the state religion under his rule, the Latin sources reviewed here by Sinor show that he maintained religious tolerance with Mongols and Christians.
Descriptors: 1990s, archival, biography, chapter, historical, history, pre-Tsarist, S, Uzbeks.
"Uzbek, Khan of the Golden Horde (r. 1313-1342)," is known as "the first khan of the Golden Horde to adopt Islam as a state religion" and "ruler of the Uzbek nation" (p. 110). Even though Islam was the state religion under his rule, the Latin sources reviewed here by Sinor show that he maintained religious tolerance with Mongols and Christians.
Descriptors: 1990s, archival, biography, chapter, historical, history, pre-Tsarist, S, Uzbeks.
Levi, Scott C. and Ron Sela. Islamic Central Asia: An Anthology of Historical Sources. Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 2010.
Levi and Sela's anthology is a great compilation of a diverse type of Central Asian historical and literary works from the Seventh to the Nineteenth Centuries, many of which are not widely accessible in English. Each work contains a brief introduction and then a sample (the complete text in some cases) of the subject text translated into English. Even though its title states "Islamic Central Asia," many of the works are not Islamic, but important historical works. The Acknowledgments are very important as they give the bibliographic citations for the sources of the works included in this book.
Sections: Acknowledgments; Introduction; Central Asia in the Early Islamic Period, Seventh to Tenth Centuries; Encounter with the Turks; The Mongol Empire; Timur and the Timurids; Central Asia in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; Central Asia in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; Glossary; Index. Descriptors: 2010s, anthology, historical, history, L, literature, pre-Tsarist, S, Soviet, Tsarist
Levi and Sela's anthology is a great compilation of a diverse type of Central Asian historical and literary works from the Seventh to the Nineteenth Centuries, many of which are not widely accessible in English. Each work contains a brief introduction and then a sample (the complete text in some cases) of the subject text translated into English. Even though its title states "Islamic Central Asia," many of the works are not Islamic, but important historical works. The Acknowledgments are very important as they give the bibliographic citations for the sources of the works included in this book.
Sections: Acknowledgments; Introduction; Central Asia in the Early Islamic Period, Seventh to Tenth Centuries; Encounter with the Turks; The Mongol Empire; Timur and the Timurids; Central Asia in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries; Central Asia in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries; Glossary; Index. Descriptors: 2010s, anthology, historical, history, L, literature, pre-Tsarist, S, Soviet, Tsarist
Shoujiang, Mi and You Jia. Islam in China, translated by Min Chang. China: China Intercontinental Press, 2004.
Shoujiang and Jia discuss the history of Islam in China, but they do so from the perspective of the Chinese government. Therefore, there is greater discussion of the Hui and less discussion of the other nine officially recognized Muslim ethnic groups, very little discussion of the damage done to Islam in China by the Cultural Revolution, no discussion of the repression of Islam in northwestern China, and a perspective that northwestern China was always part of China. The English translation is not the best and it may not be available in the west.
Sections: Spread and Development of Islam in China; Nationalization of Islam in China; Islam in the Republic of China Period; Islam in the Initial Period of New China; Chinese Islam in New Times. Descriptors: 2000s, book, C, China, history, J, overview, post-Soviet, pre-Tsarist, S, Soviet, Tsarist
Shoujiang and Jia discuss the history of Islam in China, but they do so from the perspective of the Chinese government. Therefore, there is greater discussion of the Hui and less discussion of the other nine officially recognized Muslim ethnic groups, very little discussion of the damage done to Islam in China by the Cultural Revolution, no discussion of the repression of Islam in northwestern China, and a perspective that northwestern China was always part of China. The English translation is not the best and it may not be available in the west.
Sections: Spread and Development of Islam in China; Nationalization of Islam in China; Islam in the Republic of China Period; Islam in the Initial Period of New China; Chinese Islam in New Times. Descriptors: 2000s, book, C, China, history, J, overview, post-Soviet, pre-Tsarist, S, Soviet, Tsarist
Spotorno, Carlos. "Hui Mosque: A Place of Worship for China's 'Other' Muslims." Steppe: A Central Asian Panorama, Steppe Seven, Winter 2009/10, Snapshot Section.
Spotorno's photograph here is of the interior of a contemporary Hui mosque in Xinjiang, China. The one page text briefly describes the Hui and their mosque architecture from a Uygur perspective. Descriptors: 2010s, architecture, China, Hui, identity, magazine, photography, photos, post-Soviet, S, Xinjiang
Spotorno's photograph here is of the interior of a contemporary Hui mosque in Xinjiang, China. The one page text briefly describes the Hui and their mosque architecture from a Uygur perspective. Descriptors: 2010s, architecture, China, Hui, identity, magazine, photography, photos, post-Soviet, S, Xinjiang
Sarwar, Sultan. "Central Asia: Madrasahs Lead Religious Teaching Revival (Part 4)" Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, August 9, 2005, By Country / Afghanistan section, http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1060537.html.
Sarwar appears to be discussing madrasas in post-Soviet Central Asia from an Afghanistan perspective. Only interview quotations from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan are represented. Those from Uzbekistan only discuss the historical legacy of madrasas in the region. While the article discusses state control of madrasas in Uzbekistan, it lacks a good perspective of the current situation of madrasas throughout contemporary Central Asia (cf. Najibullah). Here are links to the other parts in this series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Descriptors: 2000s, Afghanistan, e-news, journalism, madrasa, post-Soviet, revival, S, Uzbekistan
Sarwar appears to be discussing madrasas in post-Soviet Central Asia from an Afghanistan perspective. Only interview quotations from Afghanistan and Uzbekistan are represented. Those from Uzbekistan only discuss the historical legacy of madrasas in the region. While the article discusses state control of madrasas in Uzbekistan, it lacks a good perspective of the current situation of madrasas throughout contemporary Central Asia (cf. Najibullah). Here are links to the other parts in this series: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Descriptors: 2000s, Afghanistan, e-news, journalism, madrasa, post-Soviet, revival, S, Uzbekistan
Saudi Aramco World. "Muslims in China: A Special Issue." Saudi Aramco World, July/August 1985, http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198504/.
This is a special issue on Islam in China. Here are some great images related to this issue. Sections: An Introduction; The Country; The History; The Mosques; The People. Descriptors: 1980s, China, journalism, magazine, S.
This is a special issue on Islam in China. Here are some great images related to this issue. Sections: An Introduction; The Country; The History; The Mosques; The People. Descriptors: 1980s, China, journalism, magazine, S.
Benson, Linda and Ingvar Svanberg. China's Last Nomads: The History and Culture of China's Kazaks. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 1998.
This book contains a good historical and contemporary history of the Kazaks in Central Asia and China.
Sections: The Kazaks of Northwestern China: The Physical and Cultural Setting; Kazaks in Central Eurasia and China to the Twentieth Century; China's Kazaks, 1912-1949; CCP Minority Policy and Its Implementation in Xinjiang; Life at the Local Level: Development and Change in Xinjiang's Autonomous Kazak Areas; Kazak Culture and Chinese Politics; Kazakhstan and China's Kazaks in the Twenty-First Century
This book contains a good historical and contemporary history of the Kazaks in Central Asia and China.
Sections: The Kazaks of Northwestern China: The Physical and Cultural Setting; Kazaks in Central Eurasia and China to the Twentieth Century; China's Kazaks, 1912-1949; CCP Minority Policy and Its Implementation in Xinjiang; Life at the Local Level: Development and Change in Xinjiang's Autonomous Kazak Areas; Kazak Culture and Chinese Politics; Kazakhstan and China's Kazaks in the Twenty-First Century
Saidazimova, Gulnoza. "Central Asia: Region Returns To Muslim Roots (Part 1)." Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty, August 4, 2005, http://www.rferl.org/content/article/1060413.html.
This is a basic overview of Islam in Central Asia, which mentions, among other things, the five pillars of Islam, the four classical Sunni madhabs (guilds of jurisprudence), and the contemporary authoritarian state control of religion. Here are links to the next three parts: Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.
Comments: 2/3/10
It is interesting that Privratsky (2001) discusses how phrases similar to the following quote from this article have become the profession of faith (shahada) for Kazakh Muslims in Turkistan, Kazakhstan: "I have no special knowledge of Islam, but Al-hamdulillah, I am a Muslim," said one man in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe.
Descriptors: 2000s, e-news, interview, journalism, overview, post-Soviet, revival, S.
This is a basic overview of Islam in Central Asia, which mentions, among other things, the five pillars of Islam, the four classical Sunni madhabs (guilds of jurisprudence), and the contemporary authoritarian state control of religion. Here are links to the next three parts: Part 2, Part 3, Part 4.
Comments: 2/3/10
It is interesting that Privratsky (2001) discusses how phrases similar to the following quote from this article have become the profession of faith (shahada) for Kazakh Muslims in Turkistan, Kazakhstan: "I have no special knowledge of Islam, but Al-hamdulillah, I am a Muslim," said one man in the Tajik capital, Dushanbe.
Descriptors: 2000s, e-news, interview, journalism, overview, post-Soviet, revival, S.
Sarykhanov, Nurmurat. "The Book." In Against the Desert: Stories by Writers of Soviet Turkmenia. Translated by Fainna Glagoleva, 7-27. Moscow: Foreign Languages Publishing House, 1960.
Sarykhanov's short story is about a man in Turkmenistan during Tsarist and Soviet times who after hearing a mullah recite from a book purchased it for the price of his only camel. He is chastised by his wife and neighbors for making such a "poor" trade, but after his son learns to read, all agree that he made a good trade. The book he purchased was a work of "Makhtum Kuli, who laid the foundation of all Turkmenian classical literature" (p. 27). Makhtum Kuli was also a Sufi. This story shows not just the lack of Islamic literature among the nomadic people of Central Asia, but also a deep appreciation for such literature when it is available. Descriptors: 1960s, chapter, G, literature, S, short story, Soviet, translation, Turkmenistan
Sarykhanov's short story is about a man in Turkmenistan during Tsarist and Soviet times who after hearing a mullah recite from a book purchased it for the price of his only camel. He is chastised by his wife and neighbors for making such a "poor" trade, but after his son learns to read, all agree that he made a good trade. The book he purchased was a work of "Makhtum Kuli, who laid the foundation of all Turkmenian classical literature" (p. 27). Makhtum Kuli was also a Sufi. This story shows not just the lack of Islamic literature among the nomadic people of Central Asia, but also a deep appreciation for such literature when it is available. Descriptors: 1960s, chapter, G, literature, S, short story, Soviet, translation, Turkmenistan
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