Being Muslim in Central Asia: Practices, Politics, and Identities

Herausgeber: Laruelle, Marlene

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume explores the changing place of Islam in contemporary Central Asia, understanding religion as a "societal shaper" - a roadmap for navigating quickly evolving social and cultural values. Islam can take on multiple colors and identities, from a purely transcendental faith in God to a cauldron of ideological ferment for political ideology, via diverse culture-, community-, and history-based phenomena. The volumes discusses what it means to be a Muslim in today's Central Asia by looking at both historical and sociological features, investigates the relationship between Islam, politics and the state, the changing role of Islam in terms of societal values, and the issue of female attire as a public debate. Contributors include: Aurélie Biard, Tim Epkenhans, Nurgul Esenamanova, Azamat Junisbai, Barbara Junisbai, Marlene Laruelle, Marintha Miles, Emil Nasritdinov, Shahnoza Nozimova, Yaacov Ro'i, Wendell Schwab, Manja Stephan-Emmrich, Rano Turaeva, Alon Wainer, Alexander Wolters, Galina M. Yemelianova, Baurzhan Zhussupov

Produktdetails

• Eurasian Studies Library Nr.9
• Verlag: Brill
• Seitenzahl: 346
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 243mm x 164mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 616g
• ISBN-13: 9789004306806
• ISBN-10: 9004306803
• Artikelnr.: 49101365

Autorenporträt

Marlene Laruelle, Ph.D., is Associate Director and Research Professor at the Institute for European, Russian and Eurasian Studies (IERES), Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University. She is also a Co-Director of PONARS and Director of the Central Asia Program.