Book
Muslim Turkistan: Kazak religion and collective memory
Curzon Press • Richmond, Surrey • Published In 2001 • Pages:
By: Privratsky, Bruce G..
Abstract
The Kazak are a Muslim people in Central Asia among whom religious belief and behavior are mediated by a verbatim memory of their nomadic ancestors and the Sufi saints who nurtured them in the way of Islam. This book seeks to interpret Kazak religion based on people's actual experiences. The focus is on spirituality and Muslim life among the Kazaks in the small city of Turkistan in Southern Kazakhstan, which has been the center of Kazak religious life (associated with the Sufi legacy) and cultural identity. Framing the discussion on anthropological theories of religion, the author concludes by identifying salient features of Kazak religious life.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2010
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Central Asia
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Anthropologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Teferi Abate Adem; 2010
- Field Date
- 1991-1999
- Coverage Date
- 1864-2001
- Coverage Place
- Turkestan (city), South Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan
- Notes
- Bruce G. Privratsky
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-298) and index
- LCCN
- 2009415562
- LCSH
- Islam--Kazakhstan--Turkistan--20th century
- Sufism--Kazakhstan--Turkistan--20th century
- Kazakhs--Religious life
- Islam. gtt
- Turkistan (Kazakhstan)--Religion--20th century
- Kazakhstan--Turkistan--Religion--20th century