Binding: Paperback
Description: 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. Opening with the juxtaposition of a statue of Lenin and a mosque in the town square Julie Mc Brien proceeds to peel away the multiple layers that have shaped the return of public Islam in the region.
Title: From Belonging To Belief Modern Secularisms And The Construction Of Religion In Kyrgyzstan
Author(s): Mcbrien Julie
Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
Barcode: 9780822965084
Pages: 248 Pages, 48 B&W Illustrations
Publication Date: 10/31/2017
Series: Central Eurasia in Context
Category: Social & Cultural Anthropology, Ethnography