218 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Providing a wealth of empirical research on the everyday practise of Islam in post-Soviet Central Asia, this book gives a detailed account of how Islam is understood and practised among ordinary Muslims in the region, focusing in particular on Uzbekistan. It shows how individuals negotiate understandings of Islam as an important marker for identity, grounding for morality and as a tool for... Read more
1. Introduction 2. Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia 3. Sufism and the Veneration of Saints in Central Asia 4. Bukhara 5. Ziyorat 6. Journey in the Homeland 7. Imagining Time 8. Doing Business with Bibi Seshanba 9. Conclusion: Faraway so Close
Biography
Maria Elisabeth Louw is an anthropologist currently based at the Department of Anthropology and Ethnography, University of Aarhus, Denmark. She has done extensive fieldwork in Central Asia, focusing in particular on everyday religion, morality and politics in the context of post-Soviet social change.
