Into the Kazakh Steppe: John Castle's Mission to Khan Abulkhavir (1736)

First English translation of the diaries of John Castle's journey to the Kazakh steppe in 1736. Rich ethnographic writing offers insight into the political unrest of the Russian Empire, hidden practices such as exorcism, and the role of Islam in eighteenth-century Kazakhstan.

• | By (Author): Beatrice Teissier (Author)
• | Publisher: Signal Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Dec 01, 2014
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 208 pages
• | Language: NULL
• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-10: 1909930083
• | ISBN-13: 9781909930087