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9780203961773

Everyday Islam in Post-soviet Central Asia

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  • ISBN13:

    9780203961773

  • ISBN10:

    0203961773

  • Copyright: 2007-06-05
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis

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Summary

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.

Author Biography

Maria Elisabeth Louw is an anthropologist currently based at the Department of Anthropology and Ethnography, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Table of Contents

Prefacep. vi
Notes on transliterationp. ix
Introductionp. 1
Islam in post-Soviet Central Asiap. 21
Sufism and the veneration of saints in Central Asiap. 42
Bukharap. 62
Ziyoratp. 84
Journey in the homelandp. 104
Imagining timep. 129
Doing business with Bibi Seshanbap. 153
Conclusion: faraway so closep. 167
Glossaryp. 177
Notesp. 180
Bibliographyp. 195
Indexp. 205
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