Practicing Islam :

Montgomery, David W., 1968-

Practicing Islam : knowledge, experience, and social navigation in Kyrgyzstan / David W. Montgomery. - Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016. - 1 online resource (pages cm). - Central Eurasia in context series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An anthropology of knowledge and life "in the field" -- Learning everyday (Islam) -- "Muslim by birth, atheist by belief": the social organization of knowledge -- "Our ancestors also live here": the corpus of knowledge -- "Listen and watch": the medium of knowledge -- Framing politics, morality, and practice -- Social navigation as knowing enacted/in action -- Overview of interlocutors -- Methodology and description of the field.

9780822981978 0822981971

22573/ctt1h96k6p JSTOR


Islam--Kyrgyzstan.
RELIGION--Islam--General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--Cultural.


Kyrgyzstan--Religious life and customs.


Electronic books.

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297.095843