Everyday Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia

Everyday Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 220
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ISBN-10 : 9781134125203
ISBN-13 : 1134125208
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Download or read book Everyday Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia written by Maria Elisabeth Louw and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2007-05-09 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 everyday problem-solving in the economically harsh, socially insecure and politically tense atmosphere of present-day Uzbekistan. Presenting a detailed case-study of the city of Bukhara that focuses upon the local forms of Sufism and saint veneration, the book shows how Islam facilitates the pursuit of more modest goals of agency and belonging, as opposed to the utopian illusions of fundamentalist Muslim doctrines.


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