Islam in post-Soviet Uzbekistan the morality of experience

"In recent years, 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 ne...

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Main Author: Rasanayagam, Johan
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2011
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Summary:"In recent years, 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 peoples' lives, and how understandings of what it means to be a Muslim emerge creatively out of lived experience"-- Provided by publisher
Physical Description:xiii, 281 p. ill., map 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9781107000292