Islam and Central Asia : an enduring legacy or an evolving threat? / edited by Roald Sagdeev and Susan Eisenhower.

"A Center for Political and Strategic Studies Book" -- t.p.

Introduction and acknowledgements / Susan Eisenhower -- Part I: Central Asia from within. Central Asia and Islam : an overview / Roald Sagdeev -- The Kyrgyz and the spiritual dimensions of daily life / Anara Tabyshalieva -- The Islamic revival in Uzbekistan : a threat to stability? / Abdumannob Polat -- Islam and the Tajik conflict / Saodat Olimova -- Islam in Turkmenistan: the Niyazov calculation / Roustem Safronov. Part II: Russia and Central Asia: the interconnections. Christianity and Islam in Central Asia / Archbishop Vladimir of the Orthodox Diocese of Bisjkek and All Central Asia -- The Islamic minority in Russia / Marat Murtazin -- Russia, Islam and the North Caucasus / Victor Panin -- Part III: Central Asia and outside influences. The Islamic factor in relations between Russia and Central Asia / Aleksei Malashenko -- Iran, Central Asia and the opening of the Islamic iron curtain / Shireen T. Hunter -- Turkish identity politics and Central Asia / M. Hakan Yavuz -- Islam in Central Asia : Afghanistana