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Accepted Paper:

What do they say in mosques?: Islamic discourse on the limits of ritual spending.  
Adkhamjon Ashirov (The Institute Of History The Academy Of The Sciences Of Uzbekistan)

Paper short abstract:

For many years, religious personnel in mosques have been discussing the issue of ceremonial expenditure in line with the laws enacted by the Uzbek state to reduce it. Relying on surveys conducted among mullahs and worshippers we'll analyze the changes of moral perceptions toward ritual overspending.

Paper long abstract:

For several years, religious personnel in mosques have been discussing the issue of ceremonial expenditure and taking a stand on the laws enacted by the Uzbek authorities to reduce such expenditure. In this presentation, we will present the results of surveys and interviews conducted with both mullahs and worshippers on the nature of the discourses that are delivered and heard in Tashkent mosques. We will focus on the influential power of the recommendations made in the mosques, but also on the transformation of moral perceptions of conspicuous spending among the faithful. We will examine whether ordinary religious practice and regular attendance at the mosque contributes to evolving norms governing the organization of life-cycle ceremonies.

В течение нескольких лет религиозный персонал мечетей обсуждает вопрос о ритуальных расходах и выступает с позицией по поводу законов, принятых узбекскими властями для сокращения таких расходов. В данной презентации мы представим результаты опросов и интервью, проведенных как с муллами, так и с верующими, о содержании дискурсов, которые проводятся и звучат в ташкентских мечетях. Мы сосредоточимся на влиятельной силе рекомендаций, данных в мечетях, а также на трансформации моральных представлений верующих о показных тратах. Мы обсудим, способствует ли обычная религиозная практика и регулярное посещение мечети изменению норм проведения торжественных ритуалов жизненного цикла.

Panel ANT-04
Spending on Marriage in Central Asian Societies: Evolving Norms and Discourses [in Russian]
  Session 1 Thursday 23 June, 2022, -