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An Islamic Biographical Dictionary of the Eastern Kazakh Steppe: 1770-1912
ISBN: 9789047406471
Platform/Publisher: BRILL / BRILL
Digital rights: Users: Unlimited; Printing: Unlimited; Download: Unlimited
Subjects: Dignity.; Ethics.; Instrumentalism (Philosophy);

This biographical dictionary, based on a Turkic manuscript compiled in 1912, is essential for all those interested in the Islamic history of Central Asia under Russian and Chinese rule. Covering the period from 1770 - 1912, it brings to life the muslim communities of Sufis and scholars of the eastern Kazakh steppe. Its extensive biographical information provides fresh insights into the intellectual, political, and religious life of a region for which indigenous Islamic sources are virtually unknown.

With a historical and textological introduction, full English translation, extensive notes, and an Arabic-script Turkic text.