Polishing the Mirror: A Curriculum Unit on Central and Inner Eurasia. See this link for information about the unit and where to buy it.

Historical Map of East Turkistan, showing trade routes. From D.C. Boulger, The Life of Yakoob Beg, 1878. Scanned and edited 6/16/2000 to fix tears in UM library original. Shown large to permit reading of small type. The same map is presented in black and white in Chapter 6 of the curriculum unit.

Historical Map of Khiva, during the Russian conquest. From J. A. MacGahan, Campaigning on the Oxus and the Fall of Khiva. London: Sampson Low, Marston, Low and Searle, 1874. Scanned and edited 6/19/2000 to correct discoloration in UM library original. The same map is shown in black and white in Chapter 6 of the curriculum unit. For a larger image, click HERE.

Dissertation work:

For links to some of my current dissertation work, click here.

For better or worse, references are presently to books or periodical only (no manuscripts). Comments are in brackets.

Travelers through Central and Inner Asia.

Bibliography about the Naqshbandiyya in Central Asia and elsewhere.

Prelims:

Premodern Islamic History | Gender and Identity in Premodern Islam | Islamic Mysticism

Professor B. Scarcia Amoretti's lecture, 15 February 2000, "Political Ideologies and Historical Trends in Iran Today."

Web Sites Vika has worked on (access may not be permitted to all)

Summer 2000

Advanced Study Center

Near Eastern Studies 100 course

Hebrew 101 course

School Year 1999-2000

Intro to Islam

School Year 1998-99

The Bible in English