The Mazar of the Seven Maiden
In this article, Tim Grose offers an overview of the Mazar of the Seven Maidens, a place of religious significance in the Uyghur communities of the Turfan region.
Author: Red Gold
Fieldwork Report: Sulaiman-Too, Osh, Kyrgyzstan, July 2023
This report presents some of Pascale Bugnon’s preliminary investigations on Sulaiman-Too Mountain [Сулайман-Тоо], also known as the ‘Throne of Salomon’.
Pilgrimage to Barda
In 2016, Jesko Schmoller travelled to the village of Barda, in the region of Perm, Russia. There, he followed some inhabitants as they planned a pilgrimage. This article shows some drone footage recorded during that experience.
The Cult of Red Martyrs at the Zanbuhu Mosque
Tommaso Previato Academia Sinica, Institute of History and Philology There is a tendency in scholarly circles to look at Maoist China (1949–76) as an atheist space where religion barely survived the violence of ‘anti-superstition’...
The Tragedy of Anarkhan, an Uyghur Woman Tragic Saint?
Eric Schluessel recounts his encounter with a 1960s-manuscrit which led him to uncover the story of Anarkhan, a young woman whose fate at the hands of officer Ma Fuxing tells about the struggles of life in Kashghar at the beginning of the 20th century.
2023 Workshop
Programme for the 2023 workshop, entitled “Minuscule Lives? Muslim Saints’ Vitae in the (Post-) Communist World, from Deviation to Reconciliation”.
Muslim Gnostic Poetry in the Former USSR and Popular Democracies: A Century of History and Present-Day Heritages (1920s–2020s)
This multiplex online round table taking place on April 11-12, 2023 will aim at fostering an exchange of information and views on the state of the art and the perspectives of research on Muslim gnostic poetry in the former USSR and popular democracies.
Atelier Eurasie centrale – Programme 2022-2023
Atelier animé par Lili Di Puppo, Stéphane Dudoignon, Léo Maillet L’Atelier Eurasie centrale propose une initiation à la recherche sur les sociétés modernes et contemporaines d’une région correspondant aux anciens suds de l’URSS, lato...
EHESS+EPHE/IISMM Invited Professorships, 2023
This post presents an exhaustive list of the lectures organized by RedGold and dispensed by guest professors at EHESS, EPHE and IISMM.
[Séminaire] Le culte des saints musulmans en Chine Approches historique et anthropologique (6)
Animé par Marie-Paule Hille Calendrier : 1 er et 3e mardis du mois de 14h30 à 16h30 du 15 novembre 2022 au 6 juin 2023 Lieu : Salle25-A, Bâtiment EHESS-Condorcet, 2 cours des humanités,...
