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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherRoutledge
ISBN-101138862428
ISBN-139781138862425
eBay Product ID (ePID)211838931
Product Key Features
Number of Pages321 Pages
Publication NameMuslim Turkistan : Kazak Religion and Collective Memory
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEthnic Studies / General, Regional Studies, Islam / General, Eastern, Islam / Sufi
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Social Science
AuthorBruce Privratsky
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight16.8 Oz
Item Length6.1 in
Item Width9.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
Reviews'The book offers plenty of original insights and description ... indispensable for anyone who is interested in Kazakh culture and society.' - Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal297.095845
SynopsisThis 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.