'We're all like brothers': religion's role in Afghan Uzbek identity formation.
Studies on Muslim self-conception within Central Asia have flourished over the past twenty years in post-Soviet Central Asia as they did in the 1960s and 1970s within Afghanistan. This research provides qualitative data to compare studies on identity formation within Central Asia, particularly among...
| Publicado en: | Central Asian Survey Vol. 44; no. 3; pp. 438 - 457 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Sep2025
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