Otines refer to the female Muslim religious scholars in Central Asia. They were regarded as the guardian of the Islamic faith in the era of Soviet Union. Otines are recognised as leaders in the local community. Their position has a high status, somewhat similar to a mullah's, and certain otines are officially recognized by their country's Muslim board. Otines also serve as teachers at religious schools for girls.
References
- Rasanayagam, Johan (2010-11-08). Islam in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan: The Morality of Experience. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781139495264.
- Corcoran-Nantes, Yvonne (2013-07-04). Lost Voices: Central Asian Women Confronting Transition. Zed Books Ltd. ISBN 9781848137295.
- Northrop, Douglas (Spring 2001). "Subaltern Dialogues: Subversion and Resistance in Soviet Uzbek Family Law". Slavic Review. 60 (1). The American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies: 115–139. doi:10.2307/2697646. JSTOR 2697646. S2CID 147540996.
- Corcoran-Nantes, Yvonne (2005). Lost Voices: Central Asian Women Confronting Transition. London, New York: Zed Books. p. 141. ISBN 1-84277-537-5.
- Kamp, Marianne R. (Summer–Autumn 2001). "Three Lives of Saodat: Communist, Uzbek, Survivor". The Oral History Review. 28 (2): 21–58. doi:10.1525/ohr.2001.28.2.21. S2CID 154878776.
Further reading
- Fathi, Habiba. (March 1997). "Otines: The unknown women clerics of Central Asian Islam". Central Asian Survey 16 (1): 27-43.
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