Authenticity and tradition: secular discourses and non-secular accommodations in Uzbekistan
Authenticity and tradition: secular discourses and non-secular accommodations in Uzbekistan
Johan Rasanayagam (University of Aberdeen)
Date: 11 February 2010Time: 5:30 PM
Finishes: 11 February 2010Time: 7:00 PM
Venue: Russell Square: College BuildingsRoom: G50
Type of Event: Seminar
Series: CCCAC Seminar Programme
Biography
Johan Rasanayagam is a lecturer in anthropology at the University of Aberdeen. He has conducted field research in Uzbekistan on the theme of the state and how it is experienced and imagined by citizens through everyday encounters. His most recent research has focused on Islam and morality in Uzbekistan, the government’s attempts to define and enforce legitimate Islamic practice and how individuals come to their own understandings of what it means to be a Muslim.
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