Cities of the Dead: The Ancestral Cemeteries of Kyrgyzstan
The first photographic documentation of Muslim cemeteries in Central Asia, this collection presents ethnographic material from collaborative field research in…
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The Re-Islamization of Society and the Position of Women in Post-Soviet Uzbekistan
This book explores the history and development of Islam, with particular reference to the role of women in Uzbek society.…
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Manifestations of a Sufi Woman in Central Asia A Critical Edition of Ḥāfiẓ-i Baṣīr’s Maẓhar al-ʿAjāʾib
The Maẓhar al-ʿajāʾib is a devotional work written to expound upon the teachings of Aghā-yi Buzurg, a female religious master…
Read MoreРелигиозно-политический экстремизм и терроризм в Центральной Азии: социально-философский анализ (Religious and Political Extremism and Terrorism in Central Asia: A Socio-Philosophical Analysis)
This book examines the terrorist threat in Central Asia, including the effects that the War on Terror and invasion of…
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Трудный путь к знанию (The Difficult Path to Knowledge)
A narrative about the life of Bahodur Iskandarov, academician of Tajikistan’s Academy of Sciences and his explorations of the blind…
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“Солдаты Халифата”: Мифы и Реальность (“Soldiers of the Caliphate”: Myths and Reality)
The book “Soldiers of the Caliphate: Myths and reality” by the famous Kazakh political scientist Erlan Karin provides answers to…
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Living Shrines of Uyghur China: Photographs by Lisa Ross
Three essays—by a historian of Central Asian Islam, a Uyghur folklorist, and the curator of an accompanying exhibition at the…
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Leadership and Authority in Central Asia: The Ismaili Community in Tajikistan
Leadership and Authority in Central Asia identifies traditional forms of religious authority within the network of religious functionaries at a…
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Historical Dictionary of Tajikistan
The book examines Tajikistan through a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, and over 600 cross-referenced dictionary entries on important…
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Mazar: Studies on Islamic Sacred Sites in Central Eurasia
This volume aims to shed light on various aspects of mazars from the points-of-view of twenty different specialists, aiding readers…
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