An Islamic Biographical Dictionary of the Eastern Kazakh Steppe: 1770-1912

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Allen Frank (Editor), Mirkasyim Usmanov (Editor)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.11.2004
• EAN: 9789004141278
• ISBN: 978-90-04-14127-8
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 246 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 517 g
• Series: Brill's Inner Asian Library
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous