This paper reconsiders the existing accounts of Qutayba b. Muslim's campaigns in Bukhārā in the context of the region's historical topography. It proposes a new yet more coherent reconstruction of the course of events during these... more
This paper reconsiders the existing accounts of Qutayba b. Muslim's campaigns in Bukhārā in the context of the region's historical topography. It proposes a new yet more coherent reconstruction of the course of events during these campaigns. The resulting new narrative highlights how difficult this first step of the conquest of Mā warāʾ-al-nahr was for the Arab armies.
Este artículo pretende argumentar que el uso del concepto “religión” en la historiografía debe ser eliminado, y que el concepto de “conversión” debe ser también matizado si no redefinido por entero. Se propone el uso de “concepción” o... more
Este artículo pretende argumentar que el uso del concepto “religión” en la historiografía debe ser eliminado, y que el concepto de “conversión” debe ser también matizado si no redefinido por entero. Se propone el uso de “concepción” o paradigma” para sustituir “religión”. EL ARTÍCULO FUE PUBLICADO EN EREBEA Nº5, 2015, pp.125-154
The article devoted to Saduaqas Ghilmani, prominent Kazakh scholar of Soviet period. He was the qazi of Kazakhstan in SADUM, compiled more than 60 works.
The government of Kazakhstan places a high value on Kazakh oral tradition as a resource for societal restoration. At the same time, there has been a resurgence of Islam in the country and the on-going process of defining a form of Islam... more
The government of Kazakhstan places a high value on Kazakh oral tradition as a resource for societal restoration. At the same time, there has been a resurgence of Islam in the country and the on-going process of defining a form of Islam that is Kazakh. Asıl Arna, the state approved Islamic governing body’s media company, posted a video on YouTube that affirms Kazakh oral tradition as part of a message of living from a pure heart. Such an affirmation of a local wisdom tradition is unusual for an organisation that stresses the universal, revelatory significance of Islam for right living. Thus, the author’s question: Is the video designed to instruct Kazakh-speaking Muslims or is there an agenda to change societal perceptions of Islam?
