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Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould Jan 2007

Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek In Chechen Culture, Rebecca Gould

Rebecca Gould

The ancient tradition of the abrek (bandit) was developed into a political institution during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century by Chechen and other Muslim peoples of the Caucasus as a strategy for dealing with the overwhelming military force of Russia's imperial army. During the Soviet period, the abrek became a locus for oppositional politics and arguably influenced the representations of violence and anti-colonial resistance during the recent Chechen Wars. This article is one of the first works of English-language scholarship to historicize this institution. It also marks the beginning of a book project entitled A …


World Religions And The Vegetarian Diet, Jo Ann Davidson Jan 2007

World Religions And The Vegetarian Diet, Jo Ann Davidson

Jo Ann Davidson

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Review Of Timothy Marr, The Cultural Roots Of American Islamicism, Brian Yothers Dec 2006

Review Of Timothy Marr, The Cultural Roots Of American Islamicism, Brian Yothers

Brian Yothers

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