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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 McBrien proceeds to peel away the multiple layers that have shaped the return of public Islam in the region.

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Through her close-in studies of religion, secularism and modernity in Kyrgyzstan, as manifest across weddings and Portuguese television to debates over mosques and schools, McBrien makes a powerful case for bringing Soviet and post-Soviet non-liberal forms of secularism into current analytical debates."" - John R. Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis

From Belonging to Belief

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      Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
      Publication Date: 11/15/2017 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780822965084, 978-0822965084
      ISBN10: 0822965089
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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 McBrien proceeds to peel away the multiple layers that have shaped the return of public Islam in the region.

      Trade Review
      Through her close-in studies of religion, secularism and modernity in Kyrgyzstan, as manifest across weddings and Portuguese television to debates over mosques and schools, McBrien makes a powerful case for bringing Soviet and post-Soviet non-liberal forms of secularism into current analytical debates."" - John R. Bowen, Washington University in St. Louis

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