Muslim Turkistan
Kazak Religion and Collective Memory
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Cultural Studies, Ethnic Studies
| Author: | Bruce Privratsky | ISBN: | 9781136838248 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | November 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bruce Privratsky |
| ISBN: | 9781136838248 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | November 19, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
This ethnography of Muslim life among the Kazaks of Central Asia describes the sacralisation of land and ethnic identity, local understanding of Islamic purity, the Kazak ancestor cult and domestic spirituality, and pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints.
This ethnography of Muslim life among the Kazaks of Central Asia describes the sacralisation of land and ethnic identity, local understanding of Islamic purity, the Kazak ancestor cult and domestic spirituality, and pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints.
