Bukhara and the Muslims of Russia : Sufism, education, and the paradox of islamic prestige / by Allen J. Frank.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"In Bukhara and the Muslims of Russia Allen Frank examines the relationship of Tatars and Bashkirs with the city of Bukhara during the Russian Imperial era. For Muslims in Russia Bukhara's prestige was manifested in genealogies, fashion, and in the elevated legal status of Bukharan communities in Russia. The historical relationship of Russia's Muslim communities with Bukhara was founded above all on Bukhara's reputation as a holy city of Islam, an abode of great Sufis, and a center of Islamic scholarship. The emergence of Islamic reformism critiquing Bukhara's sacred status, led by Tatar scholars who were trained in Bukhara, created a number of paradoxes. The symbol of Bukhara became an important feature in theological and political debates among Russia's Muslims."--Publisher's website

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Bukhara and the Muslims of Russia ; Copyrights ; Contents ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; Islamic Manuscripts ; One: Sources ; The Tarikh-i Barangawi ; The Work's Author ; Contents and Structure ; The Sources of the Tarikh-i Barangawi.

Two: The Religious and Social Foundations of Bukharan Prestige Sufi Tradition and Holy Cities in Central Asia ; Bukharan Communities in Imperial Russia: Official Privilege and Exalted Status ; Bukharan Fashion among Muslims in Russia ; Three: "Bulghar" Institutions in Bukhara.

"Bulghar" Saints and Legendary Scholars in Central Asia The Tatar and Bashkir Presence in Bukhara ; Resident "Bulghar" Scholars and Sufis in Central Asia ; Four: The Student Experience I ; The Journey There ; Arrival and Lodging ; Instructors ; Study Outside of Bukhara.

Students as Teachers Sufi Shaykhs and Their Murids ; Jalal ad-Din al-Khiyabani ; Ishan-i Pir 'Abd al-Karim ash-Shahrisabzi al-Balkhi; Other Sufi Figures ; Curriculum ; Manuscripts and Literary Activity ; Five: The Student Experience II ; Daily Life and Finances ; Health ; Pilgrimage and Travel.

Language Issues and Relations with Bukharans "Bokharis" in Russia ; Six: The Decline of Bukharan Prestige in Russia ; The Economic and Political Eclipse of Central Asia ; Reformist Critics: Qursawi, Fayzkhanov, and Marjani ; Jadid Critiques of Bukhara.

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