Islam in Russia is a rare scholarly attempt to understand the tolerant nature of Islam in the modern Russian Federation since the state’s official acceptance of Islam.
The book explores the key factors that have contributed, over time, to the establishment of a co-existent form of Islam in modern multi-ethnic and multinational Russia. It also probes discussion of the role that Russian Muslim intellectuals have played in forming contemporary Russian Islam. It concludes that the co-existent form of Islam in Russia can be linked to three key factors: its historical emergence, the intellectual culture, and strong regional identities.
This original and engaging examination of the development and identity of Islam in Russia is a useful resource for students and scholars of Global Islam, Islam in Europe, History of Russia, Islamic History, Islamic Thought and Modern Religious History.
1. Introduction to tolerant Islam in Russia
2. Historical stages of development of Islam in Russia (7-16 centuries)
3. Historical stages of development of Islam in Russia (16-21 centuries)
4. Intellectual Heritage
5. The varying features of Islam in Russia’s regions (Volga Federal District, Central Federal District, and Southern Federal District)
6. The varying features of Islam in Russia’s regions (North-western Federal District, Ural Federal District, Siberian Federal District, Far Eastern Federal District, North Caucasian Federal District)
Afterword
Bibliography
Index
Biography
Diana Galeeva is an Academic Visitor at University of Oxford, UK, and Associate Professor at Mohammed bin Zayed University for Humanities, UAE. She is the author of Qatar: The Practice of Rented Power (2022) and Russia and the GCC: The Case of Tatarstan's Paradiplomacy (2022).
"This highly original study vividly renders the historical and intellectual foundations of Islam in Russia, revealing how centuries of coexistence with non-Muslims has shaped the distinctive features of this tradition. Accessible, authoritative, and highly recommended."
Philip C. Dorroll, Wofford College, USA
