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Over the 23 years of its existence, the Institute has issued more than 60 scientific publications that have become the result of the scientific and research activities of the Institute. In addition, IICAS has been publishing the journal IICAS for more than 10 years. The journal is published twice a year in Russian and English, and is on the list of the Higher Attestation Commission of Uzbekistan. All publications of the Institute are distributed free of charge and are available to everyone. IICAS, independently or in cooperation with UNESCO, organizes international scientific conferences in which dozens of leading scientists from Central Asia and the world have already taken part. Many of the IICAS publications are bilingual and are prepared in English and Russian.

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Karakalpak ornament: image and meaning

ISBN: 978-601-332-326-8;
Era: Bogoslovskaya I.V. ;
Country: Uzbekistan;

The monograph "Karakalpak ornament: image and meaning" introduces the reader to the figurative language of Karakalpak decorative-applied art represented in ornamental forms. The enduring significance of this sign system was determined by the Karakalpak people's lack of writing in the historical past. Along with its artistic and aesthetic value, ornaments had a major communicative function. Having preserved its ancient roots, it is also a unique source for studying the centuries-old traditions of the people, its ethnogenesis and ethnic history, worldview, contacts and relations with neighboring cultures.

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Tamgas of Pre-Islamic Central Asia

ISBN: 978-9943-357-43-3;
Era: S.A.Yatsenko – coordinator of the project, E.A. Smagulov, A.E. Rogozhinskii, K.Sh. Tabaldyev, S.R. Baratov, J.Ya. Ilyasov, G.B. Babayarov ;
Country: Uzbekistan;

The book was prepared on the basis of the Project ‘Family, Clan and Tribal Emblems in the History of Culture of Ancient and Medieval Central Asia’ realized by the group of autors and the International Institute for Central Asian Studies in 2016-2017. The goals of the project are the high-quality publication and analysis of new or little-known complexes in the West of pre-Islamic Central Asia with the signs of Iranian ‘nishan’ / Turk ‘tamga’ types (performing the functions of the emblem, signs of ownership, ownership, involvement etc.). The book raises and solves important methodological issues of the study of the sign system embodied in tamgas. The main chronological framework of the Project – the 6th-5th cc. BCE – the 8th-9th cc. CE. The publication is addressed to specialists - historians, ethnologists and museum curators, as well as a wide range of readers interested in political and social history, religion, genealogy and the settlement of the peoples of Central Asia and neighboring regions in the distant past.

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Ensemble of Shah-i-Zinda: history —archaeology—architecture

ISBN: 978-9943-357-47-1;
Era: N.B. Nemtseva;
Country: Uzbekistan;

This monograph has been written on the basis of the materials of long archaeological-architectural studies of the world-famous site of architecture and construction art. And today, Shah-i-Zinda hasn't lost its importance. For some people it is a respected saint place (the tomb of Kusam ibn Abbas – a blood relative and companion of the Prophet), where traditional religious and cult rites (ziarat) take place, for others Shah-i-Zinda is a site of the international tourism, a versatile treasury of history, culture and architecture.

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Русский

Religions of Central Asia And Azerbaijan. Vol V Islam

ISBN: ISBN 978-9943-357-39-6;
Era: T.M. Dostiev, K.M. Baypakov, T.V. Savelyeva, B.E. Amanbaeva, V.D. Goryacheva, L.N.Dodkhudoeva, D.K. Mirzaakhmedov, S.D. Mirzaakhmedov;
Country: Uzbekistan;

The book was published in the framework of the international project “Ancient and Medieval religions of the Central Asia and Azerbaijan as reflected in Archaeological sites on the Great Silk Road”, initiated by the IICAS in order to study the spiritual culture of the nations of the region, and to promote the surviving written sources and archaeological artifacts. Particular emphasis was placed on the analysis of the process of establishing Islam in the region, mainly from the point of view of changes in the archaeological and architectural landscapes. The publication is addressed to specialists, university students, and a wide range of readers interested in the history of the Central Asian region. 

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Religions of Peoples of Central Asia and Azerbaijan. Vol IV Christianity

ISBN: 978-9943-357-38-9;
Era: K.M. Baipakov, G.A. Ternovaya, V.A. Kolchenko, A.A. Gritsina, M.J. Khalilov, N.A. Alyshov ;
Country: Uzbekistan;

The book is published as part of the international project “Ancient and medieval religions of Central Asia and Azerbaijan in the monuments of archaeology”, initiated by the International Institute for Central Asian Studies (IICAS) to study the spiritual culture of the peoples living in this region, popularization of written sources and archaeological materials.The publication is addressed to specialists, university students and a wide range of readers, interested in historical past of our region.

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