The Islamic factor in Dagestan

Central Asian Survey

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 235-252

  Ware, Robert Bruce ^a   Kisriev, Enver ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b Institute of Physics   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL GEOGRAPHY; ISLAMISM; RELIGION;

DAGESTAN; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 0033944554     PISSN: 02634937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713656179     Document Type: Article

References (24)

1. The surveys were conducted by Kisriev under the auspices of the Dagestan Committee on Statistics with partial support from Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville.
2. The leader of the Islamic Party of Dagestan is Surakat Asyatilov, a member of Dagestan's People's Assembly and Chair of the Committee on Religion and Public Organizations.
3. See R. Ware and E. Kisriev, 'Political stability and ethnic parity: why is there peace in Dagestan', in M. Alexseev, ed., Ethnopolitical Identity, Economic Incentives and Regional Separatism in Post-Soviet Russia (New York: St. Martins Press, 1999).
4. H. Krag and L. Funch, The North Caucasus: Minorities at a Crossroads (London: Minority Rights Group, 1994) p 18.
5. A. Matveeva, 'The impact of instability in Chechnya on Dagestan', Caspian Crossroads, Vol 3, No 3, 1999, p 19.
6. Ibid.
7. Ibid.
8. N. Abdullaev, 'Wahhabism: the real enemy or just a convenient target for Dagestan's leadership?', IEWS Russian Regional Report, 3, 7, 19 February 1998; also see Matveeva, op cit, Ref 5, p 19.
9. N. Abdullaev, 'Wahhabism: the real enemy or just a convenient target for Dagestan's leadership?', IEWS Russian Regional Report, 3, 7, 19 February 1998; also see Matveeva, op cit, Ref 5, p 19.
10. Matveeva, op cit, Ref 5, p 19.
11. Ibid.
12. 'Organizatory terakta v Buinakske Obeshayut Prodolzhit' Voinu', Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 29 January 1998.
13. I. Rotar, 'Chast' Musulman Gotova k Gazavatu', Nezavisimaya Gazeta, 27 January 1998.
14. Matveeva, op cit, Ref 5, p 19.
15. It was Raduyev who led the 9 January 1996 raid on the Dagestani city of Kizliar, resulting in his detainment of 350 hostages and a bombardment of the Dagestani village of Pervomayskoyae by Russian Federal troops, during which more than 100 of the hostages died.
16. Matveeva, op cit, Ref 5, pp. 19-20.
17. Ibid. 20.
18. Novoje Delo, No 28, 10 July 1998.
19. See R. Ware and E. Kisriev, 'After Chechnya: new dangers in Dagestan', Central Asian Survey, vol 16, No. 3, 1997; Ware and Kisriev, opcit, Ref 3; E. Kisriev, 'The heightening of the crisis in the Novolak district,' Bulletin of the Network on Ethnological Monitoring and Early Warning of Conflict; R. Ware, 'Conflict in the Caucasus: historical context and prospects for peace', Central Asian Survey, Vol 17, No. 2, 1998.
20. See R. Ware and E. Kisriev, 'After Chechnya: new dangers in Dagestan', Central Asian Survey, vol 16, No. 3, 1997; Ware and Kisriev, opcit, Ref 3; E. Kisriev, 'The heightening of the crisis in the Novolak district,' Bulletin of the Network on Ethnological Monitoring and Early Warning of Conflict; R. Ware, 'Conflict in the Caucasus: historical context and prospects for peace', Central Asian Survey, Vol 17, No. 2, 1998.
21. See R. Ware and E. Kisriev, 'After Chechnya: new dangers in Dagestan', Central Asian Survey, vol 16, No. 3, 1997; Ware and Kisriev, opcit, Ref 3; E. Kisriev, 'The heightening of the crisis in the Novolak district,' Bulletin of the Network on Ethnological Monitoring and Early Warning of Conflict; R. Ware, 'Conflict in the Caucasus: historical context and prospects for peace', Central Asian Survey, Vol 17, No. 2, 1998.
22. See R. Ware and E. Kisriev, 'After Chechnya: new dangers in Dagestan', Central Asian Survey, vol 16, No. 3, 1997; Ware and Kisriev, opcit, Ref 3; E. Kisriev, 'The heightening of the crisis in the Novolak district,' Bulletin of the Network on Ethnological Monitoring and Early Warning of Conflict; R. Ware, 'Conflict in the Caucasus: historical context and prospects for peace', Central Asian Survey, Vol 17, No. 2, 1998.
23. Ibid.
24. We are grateful for a discussion of this point with Ned Walker.