Islamic historiography and "Bulghar" identity among the Tatars and Bashkirs of Russia / / by Allen J. Frank.

• Superior document: Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; Volume 61
• VerfasserIn: Frank, Allen J., 1964-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston ;, Koln : : Brill,, [1998]; ©1998
• Year of Publication: 1998
• Language: English
• Series: Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; Volume 61.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource.
• Other title: Preliminary Material /; Acknowledgments /; Introduction /; Chapter One Islamic Historiography in the Volga-Ural Region to 1800 /; Chapter Two The Volga-Ural 'Ulamā and the Russian State: 1552-1788 /; Chapter Three The Tawārīkh-I Bulghāriyya of Husām Ad-Dīn B. Sharaf Ad-Dīn Al-Bulghārī /; Chapter Four The Tārīkh Nāma-Yi Bulghār of Tāj Ad-Dīn Yālchïghul Ōghlī /; Chapter Five Three Late-Nineteenth Century Commentaries on the Tawārīkh-I Bulghāriyya /; Chapter Six Bulgharism in the Twentieth Century /; Conclusion /; Appendix A Note on Manuscripts /; Bibliography /; Abbreviations /; Index /; Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-217) and index.
• ISBN: 9004492712
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: by Allen J. Frank.

This extremely timely book deals with the development of Bulghar regional identity among Tatars and Bashkirs, i.e. Volga-Ural Muslims. Based on locally-produced Islamic manuscrips, the book examines how these Muslims manipulated local legends, conversion narratives, and sacred geography to create a body of sacred historiography that expressed a meaningful regional identity, and one which responds to the changing relationship between these Muslims and the Russian state over the nineteenth century. The book also traces the debate between traditionalist supporters and reformist detractors of this sacred historiography in the nineteenth century, and addresses the fate of Bulghar identity in the twentieth century, including its transformation in Soviet and post-Soviet times into a secularized national identity.