ISBN:
978-0-415-85596-9
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978-0-203-72995-3/ebk
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9781135006822/(ePub ebook)
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9781135006839/(PDF ebook)
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9781135006815/(Mobipocket ebook)
Language:
English
Pages:
[xvi], 185 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Karten, Tabellen
Edition:
First publ.
Series Statement:
Central Asia Research Forum
Keywords:
Tadschikistan Afghanistan
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Ismailiten
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Muslime
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Islam und Politik
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Religiöse Institution
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Autorität
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Elite, religiöse
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Elite, politische
Abstract:
This book explores the unfolding of world history in a remote corner of Central Asia: the region of Badakhshan. The history of this region has commonly been explored through the lens of the major superpowers who competed over its territory in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, including Britain, Russia, and China. Here, we are offered a comprehensive overview of the history of the Ismaili community in Tajikistan. Leadership and Authority in Central Asia identifies traditional forms of religious authority within the network of religious functionaries at a range of levels and discusses the functions of Ismaili political leaders as they have evolved through time. Skilfully applying an interdisciplinary approach - drawing on historical sources, including unpublished materials, and ethnographic fieldwork data collected through interviews - and a perceptive analysis of political theories of leadership in communist and post-communist societies, this book challenges the ways religious and secular categories have been distinguished in recent scholarship Developing a structural explanation for the survival and evolution of religious and political authorities of Badakhshani Ismailis in times of radical social and political upheaval, this book will be of interest to scholars of Muslim societies, Political Science and Central Asian Studies.
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- Historical context of Badakhshan and Ismailis -- The authority of religious leaders in Badakhshan in the pre-Soviet period -- The Ismaili leaders in the period of transition from the pre-Soviet to Soviet periods -- Political leadership and the Ismailis during the Soviet period -- The Tajik civil war and the Ismailis -- The modern vision of leadership of the Ismailis -- Conclusion.
Note:
Literaturverzeichnis: Seite [162]-176; Based on the author's dissertation, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2010 entitled "Leadership and authority of Ismailis: a case study of Badakhshani community in Tajikistan"
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Dissertation, University of London, 2010
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