| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration and Translation; Map; Introduction; 1. On Being Muslim in Bazaar-Korgon; 2. Listening to the Wedding Speaker; 3. Living and Learning Islam; 4. Mukadasâ#x80;#x99;s Struggle; 5. The Propriety of Mosques; 6. Watching Clone; Conclusion; Appendix: Notes on Fieldwork; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
"This book presents a nuanced ethnographic study of Islam and secularism in post-Soviet Central Asia, as seen from the small town of Bazaar-Korgon in southern Kyrgyzstan. Julie McBrien explores belief and non-belief, varying practices of Islam, discourses of extremism, and the role of the state, to elucidate the everyday experiences of Bazaar-Korgonians. She shows how Islam is explored, lived, and debated in both conventional and novel sites, and argues that religion is not always a matter of belief--sometimes it is essentially about belonging. McBrien details the complex process of evolving religion in a region that has experienced both Soviet atheism and post-Soviet secularism, each of which has profoundly formed the way Muslims interpret and live Islam"-- Publisher's website |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 9, 2018) |
| Subject |
Islam and secularism -- Kyrgyzstan
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Islam -- Kyrgyzstan
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Secularism -- Kyrgyzstan
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
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Islam
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Islam and secularism
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Secularism
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Kyrgyzstan
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780822983057 |
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0822983052 |
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