Islamic Leadership and the State in Eurasia

Galina M.Yemelianova has researched and taught for over thirty years on various aspects of Middle Eastern and Eurasian history, and contemporary Muslim and ethno-national politics. She is currently affiliated to the Centre of Contemporary Central Asia and the Caucasus at SOAS University of London.

• List of Figures; Glossary; Note on Transliteration, Place Names and Calendars; Additional Signs Used; Introduction; Part I Islam, Islamic Authority and Leadership before and during the Russian Rule; Chapter One Authority and Leadership in Islam: A Historical and Comparative Perspective; Chapter Two Islamic Leadership among Tatars and Other Turkic Peoples prior to and during Russian Rule; Chapter Three Islam and Islamic Leadership in the Caucasus; Chapter Four Islam, Islamic Authority and Leadership in Central Asia; Part II Islamic Authority and Leadership in the USSR; Chapter Five The Volga-Urals; Chapter Six The North Caucasus; Chapter Seven The South Caucasus; Chapter Eight Central Asia and Kazakhstan; Part III Islamic Authority and Leadership in Post-Soviet Lands; Chapter Nine Belarus, Ukraine and Lithuania; Chapter Ten European Russia; Chapter Eleven The Caucasus; Chapter Twelve Central Asia; Chapter Thirteen Eurasian Islamic Leadership within the Global Context; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

“In this well-documented and up-to-date study, Galina Yemelianova traces the complex relationship between Islamic and political authorities in the Muslim-populated parts of Eurasia and deftly illustrates the resilience of Islam against external domination and internal challenges. This book will be a welcome addition to many university courses on Islam and Russian and Eurasian history and also of interest to a wider general readership.”— Dr Bhavna Dave, SOAS University of London, UK.