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Gulag Miracles

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Preliminaries

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Contents

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Acknowledgements

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Introduction

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Chapter 1. Muslim Hagiographies and the Social History of Central Asia - Central Asian hagiographies as historical sources - Hagiographical elements in Muslim compositional genres - Regional and thematic aspects of hagiographic traditions - Kazakh hagiographies - Sources for modern Kazakh hagiographies and shrine catalogs

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Chapter 2. Sufi Communities and the Significance of Miracles - Sufi communities in Central Asia - Miracles and sacred lineages - Five Ishan lineages in Kazakhstan

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Chapter 3. Confiscation, Collectivization, and Repression - Ishans and the state to 1917 - Stalinist repression in Kazakhstan

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Chapter 4. Gulag Miracles and Sacred Relics - Gulag miracles - Relics and other sacred objects

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Chapter 5. Accommodation, Sovietization, and Islamization - Sacred lineages and the Second World War - Ishans and Soviet career paths - Saints on the collective farm: Tractor and rain miracles - Ishans and Soviet patriotism

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Conclusion

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Appendix: Miracles in the Gulag and Tsarist Prisons

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Bibliography

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Maps

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Index

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