Atkin, Muriel. "Tajikistan: Status of Islam Since 1917." Encyclopaedia Iranica Online (July 20, 2005), http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/tajikistan-01-status-of-islam-since-1917.
Muriel provides a short overview of Islam in Tajikistan from 1917 to 2005. While her review of the post-Soviet period discusses mostly political aspects of Islam, her discussion of the Soviet period does review popular Islam as in the following quote:
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Curtis, Glenn E. "Religion." In Tajikistan: A Country Study. Washington: GPO for the Library of Congress, 1996, http://countrystudies.us/tajikistan/25.htm.
Curtis's article is brief. While it mentions Islam before the Soviet period, its main forces is on the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Below is a quote about popular Islam during the Soviet period. His Bibliography contains over 90 entries, many of which are reports.
Curtis's article is brief. While it mentions Islam before the Soviet period, its main forces is on the Soviet and post-Soviet periods. Below is a quote about popular Islam during the Soviet period. His Bibliography contains over 90 entries, many of which are reports.
Sagdeev, Roald. "Historical Background." In "Central Asia and Islam: An Overview." In Islam and Central Asia: An Enduring Legacy or an Evolving Threat?, edited by R. Z. Sagdeev and Susan Eisenhower, 7-10. A Center for Political and Strategic Studies book. Washington, DC: Center for Political and Strategic Studies, 2000.
This four page section is a brief standard historical overview of Islam in Central Asia. It has a larger emphasis on the Soviet period and only one sentence on the contemporary period. In addition to the basic history, it briefly discusses Jadids, but not Sufism. The other sections in the chapter, which are more political, include: The Transformation of Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia; The Great Split; Interconnections with Russia; External Factors in the Islamic World; Islam and Regional Problems.
Descriptors: 2000s, chapter, general knowledge, overview, pre-Tsarist, R, science, section, Soviet, Tsarist.
This four page section is a brief standard historical overview of Islam in Central Asia. It has a larger emphasis on the Soviet period and only one sentence on the contemporary period. In addition to the basic history, it briefly discusses Jadids, but not Sufism. The other sections in the chapter, which are more political, include: The Transformation of Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia; The Great Split; Interconnections with Russia; External Factors in the Islamic World; Islam and Regional Problems.
Descriptors: 2000s, chapter, general knowledge, overview, pre-Tsarist, R, science, section, Soviet, Tsarist.
Akiner, Shiri2009n. "Islam and State 'Ideologies.'" In "Post-Soviet Central Asia: Past is Prologue." In The New States of Central Asia and their Neighbors, edited by Peter Ferdinand, 20-23. New York: Council on Foreign Relations Press, 1994.
The first two pages of this four page section briefly review pre-Soviet, Soviet, and post-Soviet Islam in Central Asia. They take the view that Islam was not very strong in the pre-Soviet and Soviet periods and discuss state control of Islam in the post-Soviet period. The last two pages discuss nation building efforts in the region.
The first two pages of this four page section briefly review pre-Soviet, Soviet, and post-Soviet Islam in Central Asia. They take the view that Islam was not very strong in the pre-Soviet and Soviet periods and discuss state control of Islam in the post-Soviet period. The last two pages discuss nation building efforts in the region.
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
Lawton, John. "Muslims in China: An Introduction." Saudi Aramco World, July/August 1985, http://www.saudiaramcoworld.com/issue/198504/muslims.in.china-an.introduction.htm.
With a very brief historical introduction, Lawton discusses the relationship between contemporary Muslims in China and the Chinese government. He portrays a modest Islamic revival in the country. As these relations have changed since the 1980s, especially in western China, this article is out of date. Descriptors: 1980s, China, e-article, interview, journalism, L, magazine, overview, post-Soviet.
With a very brief historical introduction, Lawton discusses the relationship between contemporary Muslims in China and the Chinese government. He portrays a modest Islamic revival in the country. As these relations have changed since the 1980s, especially in western China, this article is out of date. Descriptors: 1980s, China, e-article, interview, journalism, L, magazine, overview, post-Soviet.
Armijo, Jacqueline. "Islam in China." In Asian Islam in the 21st Century, edited by John L. Esposito, John Obert Voll and Osman Bakar. New York: Oxford University Press, 2007.
This is a good overview of Islam in contemporary China.
Sections: Historical Background; Recent Revival of Religious Identity; Expanding Networks and Developing Identity; Human Rights Concerns: From the Cultural Revolution to the Post-9/11 War on Terror; Democratization, Civil Society, and Islamic Education; Economic Growth, Social Unrest, and Ethnic Tensions; Challenges Facing Women and Girls in China and the Role of Islam as a Mitigating Factor; Conclusion. Descriptors: 2000s, A, chapter, China, overview, post-Soviet.
This is a good overview of Islam in contemporary China.
Sections: Historical Background; Recent Revival of Religious Identity; Expanding Networks and Developing Identity; Human Rights Concerns: From the Cultural Revolution to the Post-9/11 War on Terror; Democratization, Civil Society, and Islamic Education; Economic Growth, Social Unrest, and Ethnic Tensions; Challenges Facing Women and Girls in China and the Role of Islam as a Mitigating Factor; Conclusion. Descriptors: 2000s, A, chapter, China, overview, post-Soviet.
Bennigsen, Alexandre and Fanny E. Bryan. "Islam in Central Asia." In The Religious Traditions of Asia, edited by Joseph M. Kitagawa, 239-254. New York: Macmillan Pub. Co., 1989.
This is a good brief overview of the history of Islam in Central Asia. It does contain some Sovieteological descriptions of moderate and syncretic Islam in the region.
Sections: The Beginning of Islamization; The Rooting of Islam; The Early Spread of Islam; Sufi Influence; The Period of Disasters; The Kara-Khitay in Central Asia; Central Asia Under the Mongols; The Victory of Islam and the Era of Decadence; The Tariqahs; Later Dynasties; Russian and Soviet Domination; Islam in Central Asia Today; Administration; Sufi Organizations. Descriptors: 1980s, B, bibliographic, chapter, overview, post-Soviet, pre-Tsarist, Soviet, Tsarist; syncretism, superficial.
This is a good brief overview of the history of Islam in Central Asia. It does contain some Sovieteological descriptions of moderate and syncretic Islam in the region.
Sections: The Beginning of Islamization; The Rooting of Islam; The Early Spread of Islam; Sufi Influence; The Period of Disasters; The Kara-Khitay in Central Asia; Central Asia Under the Mongols; The Victory of Islam and the Era of Decadence; The Tariqahs; Later Dynasties; Russian and Soviet Domination; Islam in Central Asia Today; Administration; Sufi Organizations. Descriptors: 1980s, B, bibliographic, chapter, overview, post-Soviet, pre-Tsarist, Soviet, Tsarist; syncretism, superficial.
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.
Polonskaya, Ludmila and Alexei Malashenko. Islam in Central Asia. Reading: Ithaca Press, 1994.
This book summarizes the pre-Tzarist, Tzarist, Soviet, and post-Soviet history of Islam in Central Asia. It argues that the Bolsheviks in Soviet times were not able to abolish Islam as it merely went underground. It uses many Russian sources that may not be easily accessible and mentions early Moslem reformers in the region and compares them to reformers in other Muslim countries like Egypt. It's main draw-back is that it is not current. For example, the authors speculate that Islamic fundamentalism would have greater political power in Central Asia than it has had in the 15 years since the book's publication.
Contents: Islam and Central Asia before the Russian conquest; Islam in Central Asia from the period of colonisation to the 1917 Revolution; Islam and Moslems of Central Asia under the communist regime; The first steps of Islamic renaissance; Islam and politics; New Moslem Central Asian States and Russia. Descriptors: 1990s, book, history, M, overview, P, post-Soviet, pre-Tsarist, Soviet, Tsarist.
This book summarizes the pre-Tzarist, Tzarist, Soviet, and post-Soviet history of Islam in Central Asia. It argues that the Bolsheviks in Soviet times were not able to abolish Islam as it merely went underground. It uses many Russian sources that may not be easily accessible and mentions early Moslem reformers in the region and compares them to reformers in other Muslim countries like Egypt. It's main draw-back is that it is not current. For example, the authors speculate that Islamic fundamentalism would have greater political power in Central Asia than it has had in the 15 years since the book's publication.
Contents: Islam and Central Asia before the Russian conquest; Islam in Central Asia from the period of colonisation to the 1917 Revolution; Islam and Moslems of Central Asia under the communist regime; The first steps of Islamic renaissance; Islam and politics; New Moslem Central Asian States and Russia. Descriptors: 1990s, book, history, M, overview, P, post-Soviet, pre-Tsarist, Soviet, Tsarist.
Fuller, Graham E. and Jonathan N. Lipman. "Islam in Xinjiang." In Xinjiang: China’s Muslim Borderland, edited by S. Frederick Starr, 320-352. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, 2004
Fuller and Lipman's chapter is a summary of Islam in contemporary western China. Descriptors: 2000s, chapter, China, F, history, L, overview, post-Soviet, Xinjiang
Fuller and Lipman's chapter is a summary of Islam in contemporary western China. Descriptors: 2000s, chapter, China, F, history, L, overview, post-Soviet, Xinjiang
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