ABSTRACT

This ethnography of Muslim life among the Kazaks of Central Asia describes the sacralisation of land and ethnic identity, local understanding of Islamic purity, the Kazak ancestor cult and domestic spirituality, and pilgrimage to the tombs of Sufi saints.

chapter One|29 pages

The Problem of Kazak Religion

chapter Three|40 pages

Taza Jol: The Pure Way of Islam Among the Kazaks

chapter Four|40 pages

Aruaq: Remembering the Ancestors

chapter Five|39 pages

Auliye: Remembering the Saints

chapter Six|44 pages

Emshi: The Kazak Healer

chapter Seven|16 pages

Kazak Religion and Collective Memory

chapter Eight|19 pages

Religion as Culture and Spirit