The Multilingual Manuscript Heritage of Kazakhstan: Cultural Memory, Educational Canon, and the Transformational Circulation of Arabic, Persian, and Chagatai Texts (Based on the Collection of the Central Scientific Library)
Analysis of Arabic manuscripts reveals their significance in Kazakhstan's cultural memory and educational practices, highlighting their role in Islamic tradition.
Key Points
This research aims to analyze Arabic-language manuscripts in the Central Scientific Library and their role in Islamic education and regional cultural memory.
Examination of the manuscript collection at the Central Scientific Library
Application of textual typology and comparative methods
Identification of thematic and structural characteristics of canonical Arabic manuscripts
Analysis of the intercultural connections between Arabic, Persian, and Chagatai texts
The manuscript collection is among the largest in Central Asia today.
Arabic texts have a significant impact on fields like law, grammar, and Sufism.
Notable adaptations of Arabic texts occurred in Persian and Chagatai-Turkic languages.
The study establishes a foundation for future research on codicology and textual studies.