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The Politics of Muslim Cultural Reform: Jadidism in Central Asia
Adeeb Khalid
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Paperback. This work examines cultural debates in Central Asia during Russian rule, exploring Russia's role as a colonial power and the politics of Islamic reform movements. It describes how the Jadids sought to safeguard the indigenous Islamic culture by adapting it to the modern state. Series: Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies. Num Pages: 400 pages, 1 black-and-white photo, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HBLL; HBTB; HBTQ; HBTR; JFSR2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 458.
Adeeb Khalid offers the first extended examination of cultural debates in Central Asia during Russian rule. With the Russian conquest in the 1860s and 1870s the region came into contact with modernity. The Jadids, influential Muslim intellectuals, sought to safeguard the indigenous Islamic culture by adapting it to the modern state. Through education, literacy, use of the press and by maintaining close ties with Islamic intellectuals from the Ottoman empire to India, the Jadids established a place for their traditions not only within the changing culture of their own land but also within the larger modern Islamic world. Khalid uses ... Read more
Adeeb Khalid offers the first extended examination of cultural debates in Central Asia during Russian rule. With the Russian conquest in the 1860s and 1870s the region came into contact with modernity. The Jadids, influential Muslim intellectuals, sought to safeguard the indigenous Islamic culture by adapting it to the modern state. Through education, literacy, use of the press and by maintaining close ties with Islamic intellectuals from the Ottoman empire to India, the Jadids established a place for their traditions not only within the changing culture of their own land but also within the larger modern Islamic world. Khalid uses ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of California Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
Comparative Studies on Muslim Societies
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520213562
SKU
V9780520213562
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About Adeeb Khalid
Adeeb Khalid is Assistant Professor of History at Carleton College.
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