Islam in Russia Formations of Tolerance

<p><i>Islam in Russia</i> 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p>