{"id":222,"date":"2014-03-10T14:44:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T14:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/old.aigine.kg\/sacred-sites-in-osh-and-folk-knowledge-2011\/"},"modified":"2019-12-26T13:34:45","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T13:34:45","slug":"sacred-sites-in-osh-and-folk-knowledge-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/aigine.kg\/?p=222&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Sacred sites in Osh and Folk Knowledge, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sacred sites in Osh and Folk Knowledge <\/strong>(Oshtogu iyik jerler jana el bilimi (original)<\/em>)<\/p>\n

Aigine CRC has been publishing books on sacred sites since 2007. The beginning of 2011 was marked by our 4th<\/sup> publication on sacred sites of Osh province.  The book is published in the Kyrgyz<\/strong> language. The publication was financed by The Christensen Fund, USA<\/p>\n

The book is based on the findings of a one-year research study carried out in the Osh province. The first part of the book contains description, oral history and a list of sacred sites. The book also includes articles closely related to the phenomenon of sacred sites and kyrgyzchylyk <\/em>such as sacred sites secrets, connection between people and the land, etc.<\/p>\n

Authors of the articles are poets, writers, scholars, Manas <\/em>narrators, and sacred site guardians, as well ordinary pilgrims who share their stories and for whom pilgrimage is a significant spiritual act.<\/p>\n

The second part of the book contains academic papers by local scholars.<\/p>\n

Content:
INTRODUCTION
Part I<\/strong><\/p>\n