The Caliphate in the Minds and Practices of Young Muslims in the Northern Caucasus

Akhmet Yarlykapov

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Abstract

This is the first publication on the historical origins and contemporary significance of the idea of Caliphate for social and political mobilisation of young Muslims in the Northern Caucasus, based on extensive ethnographic research in the region.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDemystifying the Caliphate
Subtitle of host publicationHistorical Memory and Contemporary Contexts
EditorsMadawi Al-Rasheed, Carool Kersten, Marat Shterin
Place of PublicationLondon
PublisherHurst & Co and Columbia University Press
Pages247-271
Number of pages25
ISBN (Print)0231704321
Publication statusPublished - Nov 2012

Keywords

  • Islam, Caliphate, Northern Caucasus

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