"Female Mullah"? Women's Roles in Muslim Religious Practices of Middle Volga Region during the War and Postwar Period

Authors

Yulia Guseva Московский городской педагогический университет , Moscow City Teacher Training University Автор

Keywords:

islam, modernization of Islam, Middle Volga Region, female Muslim, history of Islam in Russia, World War II and post-war history of the USSR

Abstract

The paper deals with role of women in everyday religious practices of the Muslim communities of the Middle Volga region during the war and immediate post-war period. The author explores the combination of traditional and new practices and explains them through the evolution of gender relations in rural society of Tatar Muslims.

Published

2012-05-15

Issue

Vol. 30 No. 3 (2012)

Section

Articles