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'Sultanova has written a magnificent portrait of the social life and mores of the mysterious and little known but largest land mass in the world. Her remarkable book portrays past and present Central Asia through its music and lifestyle that includes Shamanism and popular Sufism. A wonderful read.' Ahmed Rashid, author of Taliban 'This book shows the role played by Central Asian women in the harmonisation of non-Muslim and Muslim spiritual and ethical trends and arts in Shamanism and popular Sufism. It gives insight into the interconnection between music and mysticism and the mentality of Sufi female musicians and singers.' Thierry Zarcone, Senior Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris 'An insightful work that scholars from many disciplines will enjoy.' Earle Waugh, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Alberta

'Sultanova has written a magnificent portrait of the social life and mores of the mysterious and little known but largest land mass in the world. Her remarkable book portrays past and present Central Asia through its music and lifestyle that includes Shamanism and popular Sufism. A wonderful read.' - Ahmed Rashid, author of Taliban'This book shows the role played by Central Asian women in the harmonisation of non-Muslim and Muslim spiritual and ethical trends and arts in Shamanism and popular Sufism. It gives insight into the interconnection between music and mysticism and the mentality of Sufi female musicians and singers.' - Thierry Zarcone, Senior Researcher at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Paris'An insightful work that scholars from many disciplines will enjoy.' - Earle Waugh, Professor of Islamic Studies, University of Alberta

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Razia Sultanova is Fellow at Cambridge Central Asia Forum, University of Cambridge and Director of the Centre for Central Asian music. She graduated from Uzbek State Conservatory and was awarded her PhD by Moscow State Conservatory, where she is Visiting Professor. She has also worked as a Research Fellow at Goldsmith's College and at SOAS, University of London. Her interests extend from Russian and Central Asian to Middle Eastern culture and music. Razia Sultanova was the editor of a special issue of the Journal Ethnomusicology Forum, entitled Music and Identity in Central Asia (2005); a special issue of the journal Cahiers de musiques traditionelles entitled Entre Femmes (2005) and the book Sacred Knowledge: Schools or revelation? Master-Apprentice System of Oral Transmission in the Music of the Turkic Speaking World (2009).

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