{"product_id":"central-asian-ismailis-an-annotated-bibliography-of-russian-tajik-and-other-sources-paperback","title":"Central Asian Ismailis: An Annotated Bibliography of Russian, Tajik and Other Sources - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDagikhudo Dagiev\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Shi'i Ismaili Muslims of Central Asia have a complex political history. This open access book is the first English-language study of the Ismaili Muslims in this region, based on analysis of the Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet scholarship about them. It sheds new light on their history and heritage, and also shows how the Ismailis of Central Asia have been understood and presented in the academic literature. \u003cbr\u003eDivided into three parts, the first covers the spread of the Ismaili \u003ci\u003eda'wa \u003c\/i\u003e(mission) throughout Central Asia - known as Khurasan - from the 3rd\/9th century until modern times. This part examines the prominent poet \u003ci\u003eda'i Nasir-i Khusraw\u003c\/i\u003e, who played an instrumental role in the expansion and development of Ismailism in Badakhshan in the eleventh century and reveals the impact of his religio-philosophical legacy in the life of the contemporary community. The second part examines the initial interest in Ismaili Studies engendered by Russian imperial rule. It also shows how approaches to the study of Ismailism were affected by 70 years of Communist atheist rule and the demise of the Communist political and ideological system. The third part presents an annotated bibliography of books, articles, and published and unpublished materials, including documents and oral materials on the history, thought and practices of the Ismailis of Central Asia, most of which has not been hitherto easily accessible to Western scholarship. \u003cbr\u003eThe comprehensive survey and rich bibliography aims to illuminate the history and historiography of the Ismailis in Central Asia and facilitate further study on the subject by experts around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Dagikhudo Dagiev\u003c\/b\u003e is Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Ismaili Studies, London, UK, where his research areas include contemporary societies in post-Communist Central Asia, their history, religion and nationalism. He obtained his PhD from the Department of Political Science at University College London (UCL), having studies at Khorog State University in Tajikistan. He is the recipient of scholarships from the Institute of Ismaili Studies and the University of Oxford (2004). He has authored \u003ci\u003eTransition in Central Asia: Nationalism and Political Change in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan\u003c\/i\u003e (2014) and he co-edited, with Professor Carole Faucher, the volume \u003ci\u003eIdentity, History and Trans-Nationality in Central Asia: Mountain Communities of Pamir\u003c\/i\u003e (2018).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42097508450439,"sku":"9780755644957","price":66.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/6e28d5e8e81f4f356559dee7a3ff9a52.webp?v=1732353075","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/central-asian-ismailis-an-annotated-bibliography-of-russian-tajik-and-other-sources-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}