Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Encyclopaedia Iranica Online." Encyclopaedia Iranica. http://www.iranica.com/.
According to its website: "The Encyclopædia Iranica is a comprehensive research tool, dedicated to the study of Iranian civilization in the Middle East, the Caucasus, Central Asia and the Indian Subcontinent." Some of its articles are discuss popular Islam in Central Asia. For example: Nowruz: In the Islamic Period; Tajikistan: Status of Islam Since 1917. Descriptors: encyclopedia, website.
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Krämer, Gudrun, Denis Matringe, John Nawas, and Everett Rowson, eds. Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE. Brill Online, 2010.
The third edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam is similar to the second edition, but it has much fewer entries. Some of the few entries relating to Central Asia include Astana (nothing about Islam) and Babur. Descriptors: 2010s, bibliographic, encyclopedia, K, M, N, post-Soviet, pre-Tsarist, R, Soviet, Tsarist.
The third edition of the Encyclopaedia of Islam is similar to the second edition, but it has much fewer entries. Some of the few entries relating to Central Asia include Astana (nothing about Islam) and Babur. Descriptors: 2010s, bibliographic, encyclopedia, K, M, N, post-Soviet, pre-Tsarist, R, Soviet, Tsarist.
Bearman, P., Th. Bianquis, C.E. Bosworth, E. van Donzel, and W.P. Heinrichs, eds. Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition. Brill Online, 2010.
The Encyclopaedia of Islam is an excellent source of information on Islamic regions in general, especially if you have online access. As for Central Asia, it includes entries for its countries, cities, people, historical figures, literary works, movements, and even kumis (fermented mares milk). From these entries, and others, basic information about the history, repression, and pracitce of Islam in historical and present day Central Asia can be found. Descriptors: 2010s, B, bibliographic, D, encyclopedia, H, post-Soviet, pre-Tsarist, Soviet, Tsarist.
The Encyclopaedia of Islam is an excellent source of information on Islamic regions in general, especially if you have online access. As for Central Asia, it includes entries for its countries, cities, people, historical figures, literary works, movements, and even kumis (fermented mares milk). From these entries, and others, basic information about the history, repression, and pracitce of Islam in historical and present day Central Asia can be found. Descriptors: 2010s, B, bibliographic, D, encyclopedia, H, post-Soviet, pre-Tsarist, Soviet, Tsarist.
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