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

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dc.contributor.advisorFaubion, James Den_US
dc.creatorWilensky-Lanford, Ethanen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-08-31T18:57:07Zen_US
dc.date.available2020-08-31T18:57:07Zen_US
dc.date.created2020-12en_US
dc.date.issued2020-08-28en_US
dc.date.submittedDecember 2020en_US
dc.date.updated2020-08-31T18:57:07Zen_US
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.en_US
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_US
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>.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/109296en_US
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author, unless otherwise indicated. Permission to reuse, publish, or reproduce the work beyond the bounds of fair use or other exemptions to copyright law must be obtained from the copyright holder.en_US
dc.subjectKyrgyzstanen_US
dc.subjectIslamen_US
dc.subjectSecularismen_US
dc.subjectDevelopmenten_US
dc.subjectPeacebuildingen_US
dc.subjectReligionen_US
dc.subjectEthnicityen_US
dc.subjectCentral Asiaen_US
dc.title"Poor Religious Understanding": Peacebuilding, Secular Islam, and Approaches to Countering VIolent Extremism in Kyrgyzstanen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.type.materialTexten_US
thesis.degree.departmentAnthropologyen_US
thesis.degree.disciplineSocial Sciencesen_US
thesis.degree.grantorRice Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophyen_US
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