Everyday Islam in Post Soviet Central Asia 1st Edition by Maria Elisabeth Louw 9780415413169 0203961773

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ISBN 10: 0203961773

ISBN 13: 9780415413169

Author: Maria Elisabeth Louw

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.

Table of contents:

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 of the homeland

7 Imagining time

8 Doing business with Bibi Seshanba

9 Conclusion: faraway so close

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