LEADER 03041nam 2200433 450 001 9910774701803321 005 20230220134859.0 010 $a0-7556-4496-4 035 $a(CKB)5400000000045051 035 $a(NjHacI)995400000000045051 035 $a(EXLCZ)995400000000045051 100 $a20230220d2022 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aCentral Asian Ismailis $ean annotated bibliography of Russian, Tajik and other sources /$fDagikhudo Dagiev 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York, NY :$cI.B. Tauris ; :$cBloomsbury Academic,$d[2022] 210 4$dİ2022 215 $a1 online resource (xxvi, 278 pages) $cillustrations 225 1 $aInstitute of Ismaili Studies. Ismaili heritage series ;$v15 311 $a0-7556-4499-9 9780755644957 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aThe Shi'i Ismaili Muslims of Central Asia have a complex political history. This open access book is the first English-language study of the Ismaili Muslims in this region, based on analysis of the Russian, Soviet and post-Soviet scholarship about them. It sheds new light on their history and heritage, and also shows how the Ismailis of Central Asia have been understood and presented in the academic literature. Divided into three parts, the first covers the spread of the Ismaili da'wa (mission) throughout Central Asia - known as Khurasan - from the 3rd/9th century until modern times. This part examines the prominent poet da'i Nasir-i Khusraw, who played an instrumental role in the expansion and development of Ismailism in Badakhshan in the eleventh century and reveals the impact of his religio-philosophical legacy in the life of the contemporary community. The second part examines the initial interest in Ismaili Studies engendered by Russian imperial rule. It also shows how approaches to the study of Ismailism were affected by 70 years of Communist atheist rule and the demise of the Communist political and ideological system. The third part presents an annotated bibliography of books, articles, and published and unpublished materials, including documents and oral materials on the history, thought and practices of the Ismailis of Central Asia, most of which has not been hitherto easily accessible to Western scholarship. The comprehensive survey and rich bibliography aims to illuminate the history and historiography of the Ismailis in Central Asia and facilitate further study on the subject by experts around the world. 410 0$aIsmaili heritage series ;$v15. 517 3 $aIsmailis of Central Asia 606 $aIsmailites$zAsia, Central$vBibliography 606 $aIsmailites 615 0$aIsmailites 615 0$aIsmailites. 676 $a297.822 700 $aDagiev$b Dagikhudo$01243436 801 0$bNjHacI 801 1$bNjHacl 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910774701803321 996 $aCentral Asian Ismailis$93013681 997 $aUNINA