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Female, Veiled, Active: Muslim Professionals in Self-development Training in Today's Kyrgyzstan
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Abstract This article investigates the nexus between private Islamic education initiatives and spiritual self-development trainings that address in particular Muslim women in Kyrgyzstan. Translating religious knowledge into a pedagogy for self-development that works through biography, embodiment and persuasi... view more
This article investigates the nexus between private Islamic education initiatives and spiritual self-development trainings that address in particular Muslim women in Kyrgyzstan. Translating religious knowledge into a pedagogy for self-development that works through biography, embodiment and persuasive aesthetics, publicly active veiled Muslim women contribute to the pluralisation of Islamic knowledge circulation in Kyrgyzstan and shape a kind of female leadership distinct from that of traditional religious authorities. Tackling Muslim professionalism as a practice of articulation that works through an embodied pedagogy, the authors highlight how professional Muslim women engage in affective politics and construct collective subjectivities that build on notions of Muslim modernity by promoting the imaginary of the active, self-reliant and knowledgeable Muslim woman. Thinking Muslim professionalism through affective work, this article seeks to better understand how Muslim renewal and religious revitalisation inspire educational and media professionalism in today's Kyrgyzstan. Furthermore, the paper discusses the ways in which publicly active veiled Muslim women build inclusive communities of belonging through professional activities that transcend social and spatial boundaries.... view less
Keywords
Kyrgyzstan; woman; Islam; spirituality; religious education; religious affiliation
Classification
Philosophy, Ethics, Religion
Sociology of Religion
Women's Studies, Feminist Studies, Gender Studies
Free Keywords
women; Muslim professionalism; spiritual self-development; embodied pedagogy; religious knowledge; educational activism
Document language
English
Publication Year
2023
Page/Pages
p. 363-388
Journal
International Quarterly for Asian Studies (IQAS), 54 (2023) 4
Issue topic
Mosques and Meeting Rooms: Professional Lives of Muslim Women
ISSN
2566-6878
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0