From belonging to belief: modern Secularisms and the construction of religion in Kyrgyzstan
"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...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Pittsburgh, Pa.
University of Pittsburgh Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Series/Journal: | Central Eurasia in context series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Kyrgyzstan
/ Small town
/ Islam
/ Secularization
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| Further subjects: | B
Secularism (Kyrgyzstan)
B Islam (Kyrgyzstan) B Islam and secularism (Kyrgyzstan) |
| 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" -- Machine generated contents note |
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| ISBN: | 0822965089 |