Muslim Youth : Tensions and Transitions in Tajikistan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harris, Colette.

Series:

Westview case studies in anthropology.

Westview Case Studies in Anthropology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Muslim youth.

Muslim youth--Social conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Routledge, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Since the breakup of the Soviet Union, the peoples of Central Asia (Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) have been exposed to new, Western influences that stress individualism at the expense Central Asian traditions of family and communalism. Young men in particular are exposed to new ideas and lifestyles as they travel in large numbers outside their native republics for the first time, even as contemporary Islam exerts itself as a potent force for cultural conservatism, especially for women. As a result, young Central Asians today confront a complex mixture of the old and the new that strains personal relations, especially within the family, between generations, and between spouses.

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editor Preface; Acknowledgments; INTRODUCTION: MUSLIM YOUTH; 1 HISTORY OF TAJIKISTAN; 2 TRADITIONALISM VERSUS MODERNITY; 3 FAMILY RELATIONS; 4 EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT; 5 ROMANTIC FRIENDSHIPS; 6 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY; 7 TENSIONS AND TRANSITIONS; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-429-97841-3

0-367-31695-1

0-429-96733-0

0-429-49878-0

0-7867-3713-1

9780429498787

OCLC:

851316037