Minorities, Mullahs, and Modernity: Reshaping Community in the Former Soviet Union (Research Series (University of California, Berkeley International and Area Studies))
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With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Caucasus and Central Asia suddenly became significant actors
on the world stage. Yet outside knowledge of this vast region has been limited and superficial. This
collection of essays and lectures by the late Mark Saroyan (1960-1995, UCB Ph.D. 1990) is a major
contribution to understanding the interaction among the region's religious traditions, cultures, and
politics. Saroyan's command of five regional languages and extensive fieldwork both before and after the
Soviet collapse yielded numerous original insights into the identity politics of the region. The volume will
be of great interest to political scientists, anthropologists, historians, and students of religion — as well as
to specialists on Central Asia and the Caucasus.Rethinking Islam in the Soviet Union
The Islamic Clergy and Community in the Soviet Union
The Reinterpretation and Adaptation of Soviet Islam
The Restructuring of Soviet Islam in the Gorbachev Era
Interethnic Fragmentation and Thematic Continuity
Ambivalence, Authority, and the Problem of Popular
Islam
Majority-Minority Relations in the Soviet Republics
Beyond the Nation-State: Culture and Ethnic Politics in
Soviet Transcaucasia
Trouble in the Transcaucasus
The Karabakh Syndrome and Azerbaijani Politics
The Armenian Protests: Is It Passion or Politics?
Representation as a Realm of Conflict: Two Examples
from Soviet Armenian Literature
Azerbaijan Looks West: New Trends in Foreign
Relations with Iran and Turkey
