2. Nikolai I. Il'minskii and the Renaissance of Russian Orthodox Missions

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Abbreviations xiii
5. Maps xvi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. Russian Rule and Ethnic Diversity in the Middle Volga 15
8. 2. Nikolai I. Il'minskii and the Renaissance of Russian Orthodox Missions 47
9. 3. Confronting Islam 86
10. 4. Schooling the Minority Peoples 116
11. 5. Kazan University, Civic Life, and the Politics of Regional Ethnography 158
12. 6. Ivan N. Smirnov and the Multan Case 195
13. 7. Il'minskii's System under Siege 223
14. 8. Window, Wall, or Mirror? 264
15. 9. Nikolai F. Katanov: lnorodets in the Russian Academy 309
16. Conclusion 343
17. Selected Bibliography 353
18. Index 375