Köçümkulkïzï, Elmira. "My 'Fairy-Tale' Kyrgyz Wedding." Silk Road Seattle (2004), http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/culture/wedding/wedding.html.
Complete with text, video clips, and translated wedding songs, Köçümkulkïzï describes her traditional Kyrgyz wedding in Kyrgyzstan. While the article is not about Islam, the marriage was solemized by a mullah and a grandmother gave a special blessing. That blessing is captured in one of the video clips and is described as follows: "The groom’s grandmother gave a special blessing to us and all of us said “Oomiyin!” (Amen!) by stroking our faces with both palms." The following quote lists the main customs and rituals observed in the wedding, including the Islamic marriage ceremony:
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Tabyshalieva, Anara. "The Kyrgyz and the Spiritual Dimensions of Daily Life." In Islam and Central Asia: An Enduring Legacy or an Evolving Threat?, edited by R. Z. Sagdeev and Susan Eisenhower, 27-38. A Center for Political and Strategic Studies book. Washington, DC: Center for Political and Strategic Studies, 2000.
Tabyshalieva's first two sections briefly discuss sacred sites in Kyrgyzstan, including Suleiman's Mountain in Osh. The third and fourth sections discuss religious pluralism. She divides Kyrgyzstan into three parts: Bishkek with Christian groups; the North with "traditional" Islam; and the South with "strict" Islam. The section on women briefly discusses the veil, polygamy, abortion, and male-domination. The last section discusses political issues in other Central Asian countries. In conclusion, she argues that Central Asian states should be more transparent and open with religion in order to prevent conflicts. Tabyshalieva's chapter covers a lot of material, but not in depth.
Tabyshalieva's first two sections briefly discuss sacred sites in Kyrgyzstan, including Suleiman's Mountain in Osh. The third and fourth sections discuss religious pluralism. She divides Kyrgyzstan into three parts: Bishkek with Christian groups; the North with "traditional" Islam; and the South with "strict" Islam. The section on women briefly discusses the veil, polygamy, abortion, and male-domination. The last section discusses political issues in other Central Asian countries. In conclusion, she argues that Central Asian states should be more transparent and open with religion in order to prevent conflicts. Tabyshalieva's chapter covers a lot of material, but not in depth.
Aigine Cultural Research Center. "Traditional Spiritual Practices." In "Traditional Knowledge in Kyrgyzstan." Aigine Cultural Research Center. http://tk.aigine.kg/Default.aspx.
This is a great website which covers Kyrgyz sacred rituals and shrines in text, photos, and video. It also contains a glossary, search box, and discussion of whether mazar visits are compatible with Islam. To access much of the information, however, one must register with the site.
Sections: Sacred Sites; Rituals; Kyrgyzchylyk, Manaschylyk; Sacred Capacity and Medicine; Master and Apprentice. Descriptors: 2010s, A, ethnography, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, photography, photos, RITUALS, SHRINES, SITES, video, website; religious life.
This is a great website which covers Kyrgyz sacred rituals and shrines in text, photos, and video. It also contains a glossary, search box, and discussion of whether mazar visits are compatible with Islam. To access much of the information, however, one must register with the site.
Sections: Sacred Sites; Rituals; Kyrgyzchylyk, Manaschylyk; Sacred Capacity and Medicine; Master and Apprentice. Descriptors: 2010s, A, ethnography, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, photography, photos, RITUALS, SHRINES, SITES, video, website; religious life.
Gullette, David. "Introduction: Religion and Ethnicity." In "Kinship, State, and 'Tribalism': The Genealogical Construction of the Kyrgyz Republic," 13-15. PhD diss., University of Cambridge, 2006, http://www.innerasiaresearch.org/Gullette-PhDThesis06.pdf.
This is a three page section on religion and ethnicity in Kyrgyzstan in a dissertation that is otherwise not about Islam. It discusses the interrelationship between kinship, ethnicity, social practices, and religion and argues that religion has been an identity marker and is just now becoming a belief system in Kyrgyzstan.
This is a three page section on religion and ethnicity in Kyrgyzstan in a dissertation that is otherwise not about Islam. It discusses the interrelationship between kinship, ethnicity, social practices, and religion and argues that religion has been an identity marker and is just now becoming a belief system in Kyrgyzstan.
Mote, Victor L. "Kirgiz." In Muslim Peoples: A World Ethnographic Survey, edited by Richard V. Weekes, 215-220. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1978.
This chapter helps demonstrate the diversity of Islam in Central Asia. It discusses the animal husbandry and the remaining semi-nomadic ways of the Kyrgyz in Soviet times. It also discusses the condition of women in marriage and points out that they did not wear the veil.
This chapter helps demonstrate the diversity of Islam in Central Asia. It discusses the animal husbandry and the remaining semi-nomadic ways of the Kyrgyz in Soviet times. It also discusses the condition of women in marriage and points out that they did not wear the veil.
Giovarelli, Renee and Cholpon Akmatova. "Local Institutions that Enforce Customary Law in the Kyrgyz Republic: And their Impact on Women’s Rights." Agriculture & Rural Development e-Paper (March 2002).
Giovarelli and Akmatova's article is one of the few that discuss the state aksakal courts in Kyrgyzstan. It also briefly mentions otins and briefly reviews Uzbek mahallas in Southern Kyrgyzstan. It hints that Uzbeks may use Islamic law / norms to resolve disputes and that Uzbeks may prefer to resolve their disputes through non-state elders in the mahalla rather than through the state aksakal court system.
Descriptors: 2000s, A, ACTORS, dispute resolution, e-article, G, interview, Islamic law, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, law, oqsoqols, post-Soviet, women. Cross References: Hanks 1999.
Giovarelli and Akmatova's article is one of the few that discuss the state aksakal courts in Kyrgyzstan. It also briefly mentions otins and briefly reviews Uzbek mahallas in Southern Kyrgyzstan. It hints that Uzbeks may use Islamic law / norms to resolve disputes and that Uzbeks may prefer to resolve their disputes through non-state elders in the mahalla rather than through the state aksakal court system.
Descriptors: 2000s, A, ACTORS, dispute resolution, e-article, G, interview, Islamic law, Kyrgyz, Kyrgyzstan, law, oqsoqols, post-Soviet, women. Cross References: Hanks 1999.
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