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In the whirlwind of Jihad /

"In Uzbekistan, Central Asia's most populous country, Islam has been an ever-present factor in the lives of its people and a contentious force for political officials trying to build a secular government. In the Whirlwind of Jihad examines the intertwined and evolving relationships between...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Olcott, Martha Brill, 1949-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, DC : Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, [2012], ©2012.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • An introduction to islam in Uzbekistan
  • Islam and the state before Soviet rule
  • Islam and the state in the Soviet Union
  • Religious leaders of the Soviet era
  • Muhammad Sodiq Mohammad Yusuf
  • Uzbekistan's theologian
  • Islam in the communities
  • Islamic revival in the Uzbek communities
  • "Managing islam" since independence
  • The rise of radical islam in Uzbekistan
  • The islamic movement of Uzbekistan in Tajikistan and Afghanistan
  • The post-9/11 world.