"Poor Religious Understanding": Peacebuilding, Secular Islam, and Approaches to Countering VIolent Extremism in Kyrgyzstan

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dc.contributor.advisorFaubion, James D
dc.creatorWilensky-Lanford, Ethan
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-31T18:57:07Z
dc.date.available2020-08-31T18:57:07Z
dc.date.created2020-12
dc.date.issued2020-08-28
dc.date.submittedDecember 2020
dc.date.updated2020-08-31T18:57:07Z
dc.description.abstractThis dissertation considers the intersections of Islam and secularism in the post-Soviet republic of Kyrgyzstan, as well as how international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have worked to promote peace and counter violent extremism in the country. By introducing two intertwined concepts – Islamic secularism and secular Islam – the author describes the spaces where state policy, development goals, individual freedoms, and religious practice meet. Through analysis of interviews with friends and associates of some Kyrgyzstani nationals who became foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq, the dissertation also identifies certain contextual push factors for violence. Ultimately, using Saba Mahmood's critique, this dissertation rejects the liberal motive of promoting secularism within Islam for civilizing purposes, in favor of six concrete considerations for practically countering violent extremism in the Kyrgyzstani context.
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dc.identifier.citationWilensky-Lanford, Ethan. ""Poor Religious Understanding": Peacebuilding, Secular Islam, and Approaches to Countering VIolent Extremism in Kyrgyzstan." (2020) Diss., Rice University. <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109296">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/109296</a>.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/109296
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.subjectKyrgyzstan
dc.subjectIslam
dc.subjectSecularism
dc.subjectDevelopment
dc.subjectPeacebuilding
dc.subjectReligion
dc.subjectEthnicity
dc.subjectCentral Asia
dc.title"Poor Religious Understanding": Peacebuilding, Secular Islam, and Approaches to Countering VIolent Extremism in Kyrgyzstan
dc.typeThesis
dc.type.materialText
thesis.degree.departmentAnthropology
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorRice University
thesis.degree.levelDoctoral
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy
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