{"product_id":"everyday-islam-in-post-soviet-central-maria-elisabeth-louw-9780415413169","title":"Everyday Islam in Post-Soviet Central Asia","description":"\u003cp\u003eProviding a wealth of empirical research on the everyday practise of Islam in post-Soviet Central Asia, this book gives a detailed account of how Islam is understood and practised among ordinary Muslims in the region, focusing in particular on Uzbekistan. It shows how individuals negotiate understandings of Islam as an important marker for identity, grounding for morality and as a tool for everyday problem-solving in the economically harsh, socially insecure and politically tense atmosphere of present-day Uzbekistan. Presenting a detailed case-study of the city of Bukhara that focuses upon the local forms of Sufism and saint veneration, the book shows how Islam facilitates the pursuit of more modest goals of agency and belonging, as opposed to the utopian illusions of fundamentalist Muslim doctrines. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maria Elisabeth Louw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0415413168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415413169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.02lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.39w x 0.72d","brand":"Maria Elisabeth Louw","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48064915833087,"sku":"9780415413169","price":200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d270835-83aa-4f13-87f7-cf20f335ec8e.jpg?v=1768671897","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/everyday-islam-in-post-soviet-central-maria-elisabeth-louw-9780415413169","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}