Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Note on Terminology xi
6. Abbreviations xii
7. Introduction 1
8. 1. Historical and Cultural Contexts 17
9. 2. Orthodoxy Challenged 44
10. 3. Mission and Baptism 74
11. 4. The Limits of Missionary 96
12. 5. Changing Conceptions of Difference:J Assimilation:J and Faith 124
13. 6. The Great Apostasy of 1866 147
14. 7. New Discoveries: Islam and Its Containment 177
15. 8. The Mari Religious Movement and Non- Russian Monasticism 200
16. 9. From Missionary Reform to ""Freedom of Conscience" 223
17. Conclusion 255
18. Selected Bibliography 264
19. Index 271