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Islamic Leadership and the State in Eurasia, written by Galina M. Yemelianova

Islamic Leadership and the State in Eurasia, written by Galina M. Yemelianova Galina M. Yemelianova, Islamic Leadership and the State in Eurasia, Anthem Press, 2022. Hbk, ISBN 978-1-839980510, 286 pp.; £80.00/$125.00. EPUB, ISBN:978-1-839980534, 286 pp.; £25.00/$40.00This book is one of the most ambitious and comprehensive scholarly works about Islam in post-Soviet Eurasia to date. It is the result of the author’s vast comparative research conducted across Muslim Eurasia during the past three decades. The main argument is that the historical evolution of this region has shaped the nature and forms of Islamic leadership and its relationship with the state and Muslim grassroots communities and thus gave it a unique ‘Eurasian’ character. To demonstrate this, the book covers immense ground both temporally and geographically. It analyses the development of Islam in general, and the relationship between state, Islamic leaders, and Muslim communities in particular, beginning from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in c. 571 CE and the early arrival of Islam to the region, continuing until the present time. The study is primarily focused on parts of the region with large Muslim populations (Russia, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia), but also considers the situation in other post-Soviet countries with minority Muslim populations (Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania). In the final chapter the http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Caucasus Survey Brill

Islamic Leadership and the State in Eurasia, written by Galina M. Yemelianova

Caucasus Survey , Volume 10 (3): 3 – Nov 18, 2022

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Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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2376-1199
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2376-1202
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10.30965/23761202-bja10005
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Galina M. Yemelianova, Islamic Leadership and the State in Eurasia, Anthem Press, 2022. Hbk, ISBN 978-1-839980510, 286 pp.; £80.00/$125.00. EPUB, ISBN:978-1-839980534, 286 pp.; £25.00/$40.00This book is one of the most ambitious and comprehensive scholarly works about Islam in post-Soviet Eurasia to date. It is the result of the author’s vast comparative research conducted across Muslim Eurasia during the past three decades. The main argument is that the historical evolution of this region has shaped the nature and forms of Islamic leadership and its relationship with the state and Muslim grassroots communities and thus gave it a unique ‘Eurasian’ character. To demonstrate this, the book covers immense ground both temporally and geographically. It analyses the development of Islam in general, and the relationship between state, Islamic leaders, and Muslim communities in particular, beginning from the birth of Prophet Muhammad in c. 571 CE and the early arrival of Islam to the region, continuing until the present time. The study is primarily focused on parts of the region with large Muslim populations (Russia, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia), but also considers the situation in other post-Soviet countries with minority Muslim populations (Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania). In the final chapter the

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Published: Nov 18, 2022

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