Opposing religion is a systematic project. In addition to cracking down by powerful departments in accordance with the law, it...

Former BBC journalist Bagila Bukharbayeva seeks to better understand the Uzbek government’s use of Islam to achieve its consolidation of...

The book examines Tajikistan through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important...

Drawing upon numerous manuscripts from China and Central Asia, the articles presented in this volume by leading scholars in the...

Leadership and Authority in Central Asia identifies traditional forms of religious authority within the network of religious functionaries at a...

This volume aims to shed light on various aspects of mazars from the points-of-view of twenty different specialists, aiding readers...

The drastic changes in the Middle East are spreading Salafi extremism to Central Asian, Afghanistan and Pakistan, on the Chinese...

The book "Soldiers of the Caliphate: Myths and reality" by the famous Kazakh political scientist Erlan Karin provides answers to...

The first photographic documentation of Muslim cemeteries in Central Asia, this collection presents ethnographic material from collaborative field research in...

This book is the result of three years of research on Holy sites, which was carried out by the Aigine...

The book describes Russia's spiritual colonization through education and learning. It analyzes the essence of the twin policies of Russification...

Three essays—by a historian of Central Asian Islam, a Uyghur folklorist, and the curator of an accompanying exhibition at the...

Altai is one of the central areas of the cradle of ancient civilizations in Central Asia, and it is the...

"Sea Road and Land Road" is a selection of research achievements on the history of Sino-foreign relations in the past...

Based on evidence derived from over fifteen years of fieldwork, From Shamanism to Sufism shows how women kept traditional Islamic...

The author believes that the history and cultural connotation of the Western Regions is extremely rich, and worthy of a...

"Khotan History Cong Examination (Updated Edition)" is a collection of the two authors' papers on the study of Khotan history,...

Fergana is a small intermountain basin in southern Central Asia, bordering the southern part of Xinjiang in China across the...

This book explores the history and development of Islam, with particular reference to the role of women in Uzbek society....

This book examines the terrorist threat in Central Asia, including the effects that the War on Terror and invasion of...

Kyrgyzstan is China's western neighbor and borders the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Kyrgyzstan is located in mountainous areas, with numerous...

In order to further strengthen the unity of all ethnic groups in Xinjiang and promote the sustainable and healthy development...

A narrative about the life of Bahodur Iskandarov, academician of Tajikistan's Academy of Sciences and his explorations of the blind...

Outline of the History of the Yarkand Khanate, a Sunni Muslim Turkic state ruled by the Mongol descendants of Chagatai...