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Within the context of our subjects, it should be stated that various religious and belief rituals were formed among the Kyrgyz community and in the geography of Kyrgyzstan. In pre-Islamic times this formation was multisided and multilayered. Mostly, their religious and belief rituals were related to nature and very tightly linked with the natural environment.
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Sahin, I. (2017). Religious Life of Kyrgyz People According to Oral Materials. In: Dadabaev, T., Komatsu, H. (eds) Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan. Politics and History in Central Asia. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-52236-8_5
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