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Author Kaliszewska, Iwona, author

Title For Putin and for Sharia : Dagestani Muslims and the Islamic State / Iwona Kaliszewska ; translated by Arthur Barys
Published Ithaca [New York] : Northern Illinois University Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2023
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Description 1 online resource (xi, 153 pages) : color illustrations
Series NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies
NIU series in Slavic, East European, and Eurasian studies.
Contents Political and Social Instability in Dagestan -- Torture, Exorcisms, and Checkpoints : Experiencing the "Fight Against Terrorism" -- The Resurgent Importance of Islam in the Everyday Life of Dagestanis -- Wahhabis, Tariqatists, and "New Muslims" -- Sharia : Thinking Beyond the (Secular) State?
Summary "This book explores what it means to support Sharia in twenty-first-century North Caucasus. Who are 'the terrorists' in Dagestan and how do they cope with the fight against terrorism?"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 20, 2023)
Subject Islam -- Russia (Federation) -- Dagestan
Muslims -- Russia (Federation) -- Dagestan
Islam and state -- Russia (Federation) -- Dagestan
HISTORY / Russia & the Former Soviet Union.
Muslims
Islam and state
Islam
Russia (Federation) -- Dagestan
Genre/Form Electronic books
Form Electronic book
Author Barys, Arthur, translator
LC no. 2022022631
ISBN 9781501767647
150176764X
9781501767654
1501767658