Islamic Education in the Soviet Union and Its Successor States

Book Overview

This book provides a comparative history of Islamic education in the Soviet Union and the post-Soviet countries. Case studies on Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan and on two regions of the Russian Federation, Tatarstan and Daghestan, highlight the importance which Muslim communities in all parts of the Soviet Union attached to their formal and informal institutions of Islamic instruction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138870161
• ISBN13: 9781138870161
• Release Date: April 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"