A Kazakh Muftiate or the Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Assembly: The Shape of Public Opinion in the Expanses of the Empire (Second Half of the Nineteenth–Beginning of the Twentieth Century)

Abstract The article examines how the issue of a muftiate on the Kazakh Steppe was connected to imperial transformations and the Kazakhs’ ability to adapt to these changes. It discusses why local communities did not develop a uniform or consolidated position on their religious administration.