Sacred Sites of the Southern Kyrgyzstan: Nature, Manas, Islam
Aigine Cultural Research Center Sacred Sites of the Southern Kyrgyzstan: Nature, Manas, Islam Edited by Gulnara Aitpaeva Bishkek 2013 УДК 908 ББК 26.891 S 13 © Aigine Cultural Research Center, 2013 The research work and the publication was supported by The Christensen Fund, 260 Townsend St Suite 600 San Francisco, CA 94107 USA Author of the project, Gulnara Aitpaeva Working group, Aibek Samakov, Cholponai U-G, Gulnara Aitpaeva, Kyial Tajieva and Meerim Aitkeeva Design by Cholponai U-G Photographs by the team of the Aigine CRC, Aibek Samakov, Cholponai U-G, Guljan Kudabaeva and Gulnara Aitpaeva Sacred Site of the Southern Kyrgyzstan: Nature, Manas and Islam, Aigine Cultural S 13 Research Center. – B.: 2013, 240 p. ISBN 978-9967-27-146-3 This publication is a result of the participatory research conducted by the Aigine CRC, together with traditional practitioners and experts, in Batken, Jalalabad and Osh provinces for the last three years. The first part of the book contains oral history of natural and historical sacred sites, as well as, sacred sites related to Manas and Islam. The second part of the book contains life stories on interconnection of people, sacred sites, animals, plants and the stars. Printed and bound in Kyrgyzstan by St.art Ltd. S 1805080000-13 УДК 908 ISBN 978-9967-27-146-3 ББК 26.891 CONTENTS Note from the Editor 4 Acknowledgements 5 Introduction 6 Part 1 Sacred Sites in the South of Kyrgyzstan 11 Chapter 1 Natural Sacred Sites . 11 Sacred Lakes . 12 Sacred Caves . 18 Sacred Mountains . 21 Sacred Springs . 22 Sacred Rocks .
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