Islam in post-Soviet Uzbekistan the morality of experience

The Uzbekistan government has been criticized for its brutal suppression of its Muslim population. This 2011 book, which is based on the author's intimate acquaintance with the region and several years of ethnographic research, is about how Muslims in this part of the world negotiate their reli...

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Main Author: Rasanayagam, Johan
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2011
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