Islamic Manuscripts and Books The Karabudakhkent Mosque Collection: A Catalogue of an Islamic Library from Socialist Daghestan, Book 25, (Hardcover)

Representing one of the largest private manuscript collections today available in Daghestan, this manuscript library covers an impressive chronological range, i.e., from the 17th to the middle of the 20th century. The collection is now hosted at the mosque of the village of Karabudakhkent in the Republic of Dagestan (Russian Federation) and it includes 302 codices and printed books, and 280 documentary items crafted in Arabic and Turkic languages.<br><br> As a whole, the present collection stands out for it offers to date one of the most vivid reflections of the functioning of Islamic law within the context of the Soviet South. More specifically, its documentary section shows how, despite the violent secularist policies promoted by the USSR, many Dagestani scholars continued to offer their opinions (fatwas) on specific points of Sharia. This catalogue is a must-have for historians specialising in Islamic writing traditions in the 20th century.

• Islamic Manuscripts and Books The Karabudakhkent Mosque Collection: A Catalogue of an Islamic Library from Socialist Daghestan, Book 25, (Hardcover)
• Author: Shamil Shikhaliev
• ISBN: 9789004777620
• Format: Hardcover
• Publication Date: 2027-01-07
• Page Count: 0