RT Book
T1 Fragile conviction: changing ideological landscapes in urban Kyrgyzstan
A1 Pelkmans, Mathijs 1973-
LA English
PP Ithaca
PB Cornell University Press
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1008667315
AB How does ideology function during periods of political and economic turmoil? This book, based on long-term ethnographic research in a destitute former mining town in Kyrgyzstan, testifies to the precariousness of life in the former Soviet republics in the decades after the collapse of the USSR. It follows inhabitants as they make sense of a radically changing world and as they try to imbue their lives with relevance and direction, while concentrating in depth on their engagement with a range of religious ideas and other ideological currents, including scientific atheism, evangelical Christianity, Sunni Islamic revivalism, and traditional shamanistic beliefs. By examining such a broad variety of belief systems and how they manifest themselves in daily life, the author provides new insights into how ideology works (or fails to work) and how cultural and religious convictions are collectively produced and shaped
AB How does ideology function during periods of political and economic turmoil? This book, based on long-term ethnographic research in a destitute former mining town in Kyrgyzstan, testifies to the precariousness of life in the former Soviet republics in the decades after the collapse of the USSR. It follows inhabitants as they make sense of a radically changing world and as they try to imbue their lives with relevance and direction, while concentrating in depth on their engagement with a range of religious ideas and other ideological currents, including scientific atheism, evangelical Christianity, Sunni Islamic revivalism, and traditional shamanistic beliefs. By examining such a broad variety of belief systems and how they manifest themselves in daily life, the author provides new insights into how ideology works (or fails to work) and how cultural and religious convictions are collectively produced and shaped
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-208) and index
CN DK916
SN 9781501705144
SN 1501705148
SN 9781501708381
SN 150170513X
SN 1501708384
SN 1501708376
SN 9781501708374
SN 9781501705137
K1 Ideology : Kyrgyzstan
K1 Post-communism : Kyrgyzstan
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