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020    9781780766874|q(paperback) 
020    1780766874|q(paperback) 
035    (OCoLC)870891723 
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090    BP173.4|b.S85 2014 
092    956.0000 
100 1  Sultanova, Razia. 
245 10 From shamanism to Sufism :|bwomen, Islam and culture in 
       Central Asia /|cRazia Sultanova. 
264  1 London ;|aNew York :|bI B. Tauris,|c2014. 
300    xii, 243 pages :|billustrations, map ;|c23 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-238) and 
       index. 
505 0  Historical overview -- Shamanism in Nomadic culture -- 
       Sufism in Central Asia -- Female Sufism -- Transmission of
       sacred knowledge in its connection to Sufi tradition -- 
       Music and female Sufis -- Interaction of Shamanism and 
       Sufism in Central Asian female performance -- Musical 
       instruments and dances in female communities -- Female 
       folk Sufism -- Female rituals -- Similar female rituals in
       the Turkic-speaking world (in Tatar, Azeri, Turkish, 
       Cypriot, and Afghani traditions) -- Appendix: Femal 
       poetry. 
520    Women have traditionally played a vital part in Islam 
       throughout Central Asia -- the vast area from the Caspian 
       Sea to Siberia. With this ground-breaking and original 
       study, Razia Sultanova examines the experiences of Muslim 
       women in the region and the ways in which religion has 
       shaped their daily lives and continues to do so today. 
       From Shamanism to Sufism explores the fundamental 
       interplay between religious belief and the cultural 
       heritage of music and dance and is the first book to focus
       particularly on the role of women. Ritual and music are at
       the heart of Central Asian and Islamic culture, not only 
       at weddings and funerals but in all aspects of everyday 
       life. Through her in-depth analysis of these facets of 
       cultural life within Central Asian society, From Shamanism
       to Sufism offers important insights into the lives of the 
       societies in the region. The role of women has often been 
       neglected in studies of religious culture and this book 
       fills an enormous gap, restoring women to their rightful 
       historical and cultural context. It will be essential 
       reading for anyone with a serious interest in the History 
       or Religion of Central Asia or in Global Islam. -- 
       Publisher description. 
534    |pFirst published in hardback in 2011. 
650  0 Women|zAsia, Central|xSocial conditions. 
650  0 Women in Islam|zAsia, Central. 
650  0 Islam|zAsia, Central. 
650  0 Shamanism|zAsia, Central. 
650  0 Sufism|zAsia, Central. 
650  7 Islam.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst00979776 
650  7 Shamanism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01115159 
650  7 Social history.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01122498 
650  7 Sufism.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01137257 
650  7 Women in Islam.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01177797 
650  7 Women|xSocial conditions.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01176947 
651  0 Asia, Central|xSocial conditions. 
651  7 Asia, Central.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01240497 
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