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Women, Islam, and Identity: Public Life in Private Spaces in Uzbekistan (Gender and Globalization)
Svetlana Peshkova
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Hardcover. Series: Gender and Globalization. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1FCU; JFSJ1; JFSR2. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 161 x 243 x 26. Weight in Grams: 620.
This pioneering ethnographic work centers on the dynamics of female authority within the religious life of a conservative Muslim community in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan. Peshkova draws upon several years of field research to chronicle the daily lives of women religious leaders, known as otinchalar, and the ways in which they exert a powerful influence in the religious life of the community. In this gender-segregated society, the Muslim women leaders have staked out a vibrant space in which they counsel and assist the women in their specific religious needs. Peshkova finds that otinchalar’s religious leadership filters into other areas ... Read more
This pioneering ethnographic work centers on the dynamics of female authority within the religious life of a conservative Muslim community in the Fergana Valley of Uzbekistan. Peshkova draws upon several years of field research to chronicle the daily lives of women religious leaders, known as otinchalar, and the ways in which they exert a powerful influence in the religious life of the community. In this gender-segregated society, the Muslim women leaders have staked out a vibrant space in which they counsel and assist the women in their specific religious needs. Peshkova finds that otinchalar’s religious leadership filters into other areas ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Gender and Globalization
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815633730
SKU
V9780815633730
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About Svetlana Peshkova
Svetlana Peshkova is assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of New Hampshire. Her research interests focus on gender dynamics, Muslim women leaders, and transnational Islamic movements.
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