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Women, Islam, and Identity - Public Life in Private Spaces in Uzbekistan (Hardcover)
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Women, Islam, and Identity - Public Life in Private Spaces in Uzbekistan (Hardcover)
Series: Gender and Globalization
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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 of
society, producing social changes beyond the ritual realm and
challenging stereotypical definitions of what it means to be a
Muslim woman. Weaving together the stories of individuals' daily
lives with her own journey to and from post-Soviet Central Asia,
Peshkova provides a rich analysis of identity formation in
Uzbekistan. She presents readers with a nuanced portrait of
religion and social change that starts with an individual informed
but not determined by the sociohistoric context of the region.
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