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Gould, Rebecca Ruth (2007) 'Transgressive Sanctity: The Abrek in Chechen Culture.' Kritika: Explorations in Russian and Eurasian History, 8 (2). pp. 271-306.

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Abstract

The ancient tradition of the abrek (bandit) was developed into a political institution during the second half of the nineteenth and early twentieth century by Chechen and other Muslim peoples of the Caucasus as a strategy for dealing with the overwhelming military force of Russia's imperial army. During the Soviet period, the abrek became a locus for oppositional politics and arguably influenced the representations of violence and anti-colonial resistance during the recent Chechen Wars (1994-indefinite). This article is one of the first works of English-language scholarship to historicize this institution.

Item Type: Journal Article
Keywords: Chechnya, Islam, Violence, Banditry, Criminality, Colonialism, Post-Soviet, Rebellion, Literature, Law
SOAS Departments & Centres: Departments and Subunits > School of Languages, Cultures & Linguistics
ISSN: 15385000
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1353/kri.2007.0027
Date Deposited: 13 Oct 2023 07:38
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/40582

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