{"product_id":"islam-in-central-asia-and-bayram-balci-9780190917272","title":"Islam in Central Asia and the Caucasus Since the Fall of the Soviet Union","description":"With the end of the Soviet Union in 1991, a major turning point in all former Soviet republics, Central Asian and Caucasian countries began to reflect on their history and identities. As a consequence of their opening up to the global exchange of ideas, various strains of Islam and trends in Islamic thought have nourished the Islamic revival that had already started in the context of \u003cem\u003eglasnost\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eperestroika\u003c\/em\u003e--from Turkey, Iran, the Arabian Peninsula, and from the Indian subcontinent; the four regions with strong ties to Central Asian and Caucasian Islam in the years before Soviet occupation. \u003cbr\u003eBayram Balci seeks to analyse how these new Islamic influences have reached local societies and how they have interacted with pre-existing religious belief and practice. Combining exceptional erudition with rare first-hand research, Balci's book provides a sophisticated account of both the internal dynamics and external influences in the evolution of Islam in the region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bayram Balci\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 019091727X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190917272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.70w x 1.00d","brand":"Bayram Balci","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946257678591,"sku":"9780190917272","price":48.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_8097fc23-84a0-4ace-8c83-7e1830f6ed2a.jpg?v=1681512240","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/islam-in-central-asia-and-bayram-balci-9780190917272","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}