Islam in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan

The Morality of Experience

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Religion & Spirituality
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Author: Johan Rasanayagam ISBN: 9780511853364
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: November 8, 2010
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Johan Rasanayagam
ISBN: 9780511853364
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: November 8, 2010
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

The Uzbekistan government has been criticized for its brutal suppression of its Muslim population. This book, which is based on the author's intimate acquaintance with the region and several years of ethnographic research, is about how Muslims in this part of the world negotiate their religious practices despite the restraints of a stifling authoritarian regime. Fascinatingly, the book also shows how the restrictive atmosphere has actually helped shape the moral context of people's lives, and how understandings of what it means to be a Muslim emerge creatively out of lived experience.

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The Uzbekistan government has been criticized for its brutal suppression of its Muslim population. This book, which is based on the author's intimate acquaintance with the region and several years of ethnographic research, is about how Muslims in this part of the world negotiate their religious practices despite the restraints of a stifling authoritarian regime. Fascinatingly, the book also shows how the restrictive atmosphere has actually helped shape the moral context of people's lives, and how understandings of what it means to be a Muslim emerge creatively out of lived experience.

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