Encountering Buddhism and Islam in Premodern Central and South Asia 9783110631685, 9783110629163

Christianity in South and Central Asia 9781474439848

Combines empirical data and original analysis in a uniquely detailed account of Christianity in South and Central Asia

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Archaeology and Buddhism in South Asia 9781138304895, 9780203728543

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Islam after Communism: Religion and Politics in Central Asia 9780520957862

How do Muslims relate to Islam in societies that experienced seventy years of Soviet rule? How did the utopian Bolshevik

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Islam and Muslim history in South Asia 9780195649673, 0195649672

This collection of essays by Francis Robinson, a scholar on Islam in South Asia, brings together the author's best-

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Ismailism and Islam in Modern South Asia 9781107154087

This book explores the evolution of a Shia Ismaili identity and crucial aspects of the historical forces that conditione

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Islam, Politics and Society in South Asia 8185425310, 9788185425313

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For Prophet and Tsar: Islam and Empire in Russia and Central Asia 9780674030039, 9780674021645, 0674030036

Russia occupies a unique position in the Muslim world. Unlike any other non-Islamic state, it has ruled Muslim populatio

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Jihad: The Rise of Militant Islam in Central Asia 0300093454

Ahmed Rashid, whose masterful account of Afghanistan's Taliban regime became required reading after September 11, t

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Encountering Modernity: Christianity in East Asia and Asian America 9780824840174

The story of Catholicism and Protestantism in China, Japan, and Korea has been told in great detail. The existing litera

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The New Great Game: China and South and Central Asia in the Era of Reform 9780804797641

China's rise has elicited envy, admiration, and fear among its neighbors. Although much has been written about this

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