Sacred Geographies in the Eurasian Steppe: The Aqkol Shrine as a Symbol of Kazakh Ethnicity and Religiosity
Sacred Geographies in the Eurasian Steppe: The Aqkol Shrine as a Symbol of Kazakh Ethnicity and Religiosity
Author(s): Ulan BigozhinSubject(s): Anthropology, Geography, Regional studies, Islam studies, Sociology of Religion, History of Religion
Published by: Tartu Ülikool, Eesti Rahva Muuseum, Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Keywords: Sacred Geographies; Eurasian Steppe; The Aqkol Shrine; Symbol of Kazakh Ethnicity; Religiosity;
Summary/Abstract: I got the idea to study the Aqkol shrine while having tea with Birzhan, a friend of mine from the city of Ekibastuz, in Nazarbayev University canteen. I
Journal: Journal of Ethnology and Folkloristics
- Issue Year: XIII/2019
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 131-133
- Page Count: 3
- Language: English
