Manuscripta Orientalia. International Journal for Oriental Manuscript Research. Vol. 31 No. 2 2025
CONTENTS
AUTHORS
Dr. Muna Abubeker — an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics and Philology at Addis Ababa University. She is the author of a series of works in the field.
Abdulhamid Abdulahi Ahmed — a Resident Scholar at the Hargyesa Cultural Centre and a doctoral candidate specialising in the history, language, and culture of the Harari people, with a focus on Harari ‘Ağami and Islamic manuscripts.
Dr. Makka S.‑G. Albogachieva — Head of the Caucasus Department at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (the Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg). She is a specialist in the history and ethnography of the peoples of the Caucasus and the author of a series of monographs in the field.
Dr. Artyom A. Andreev — an Associate Professor in the Department of Ethnopolitology at the Faculty of Political Science, St. Petersburg State University. His research interests include the history of Central Asia, the history of diplomacy, and ethnopolitology.
Prof. Giorgio Banti — a Professor Emeritus and a member of the Board of Directors of the ISMEO — the International Association for Mediterranean and Oriental Studies. He is the author of numerous books and articles.
Dr. Olga A. Bernikova — an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, St. Petersburg State University, in the Department of Arabic Studies. She specialises in Arabic linguistics, Islamic Studies and Digital Humanities. She is the author of research publications on these topics, as well as of several textbooks and a set of online courses in Arabic.
Nikolai M. Golovko — an Expert at the Centre for African Studies of the National Research University — Higher School of Economics (HSE), specialising in the history of Islam in East Africa.
Irina R. Katkova — a Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Asian and African Studies of St. Petersburg State University. She is a specialist in Malay Islamic manuscripts and Ṣūfī literature.
Dr. Anna Yu. Kudriavtceva — a Senior Research Fellow at the Laboratory of the International Centre for Islamic Studies at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (the Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg). She is a specialist in Qur’ānic and Islamic studies, including the Qur’ān and pre-Islamic poetry, as well as Muslim rituals.
Dr. Pramono — Head of the Department of Minangkabau Literature, Faculty of Humanities at the Andalas University (Padang, West Sumatra), and a specialist in philology. He has published several academic papers and books in the field.
Dr. Sci. Oleg I. Redkin — a Professor at the Faculty of Oriental Studies of St. Petersburg State University, Head of the Department of Arabic Studies. Specialises in Islamic studies, History of Arabic and Islamic studies, Arabic linguistics. Author of a series of textbooks and online courses.
Prof. Dr. Efim A. Rezvan — Editor-in-Chief of Manuscripta Orientalia, Head of the Laboratory of the International Centre for Islamic Studies at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (the Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg); a UNESCO Chair Professor for the UNESCO Chair in Comparative Studies of Spiritual Traditions, Their Specific Cultures and Interreligious Dialogue; and affiliated with the Russian Scientific Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage named after D. S. Likhachev.
Dr. Maryam E. Rezvan — Head of the Department of Central Asia at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (the Kunstkamera), Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg), and a specialist in Qur’ānic studies and Islamic magic, as well as the author of a monograph and a series of articles in the field.
Olga P. Slepukhina — a Junior Research Fellow at the Laboratory of the International Centre for Islamic Studies at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (the Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg). Her research interests include Arabic studies, South Arabia, local identities, and digital ethnography.
Dr. Inga V. Stasevich — a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Central Asia at the Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (the Kunstkamera) of the Russian Academy of Sciences (St. Petersburg). Her main area of scientific interest is the ethnography of Central Asian peoples, the study of traditional material and spiritual culture, and the regional specifics of Central Asian Islam.
Dr. Sci. Mikhail N. Suvorov — an independent scholar, specialist in Yemeni folk poetry and modern Yemeni literature.
Dr. Dinara D. Tregubova — a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Scientific Information for Social Sciences (INION), Russian Academy of Sciences (Moscow), and a specialist in the history and ethnography of Mongolian peoples, as well as the publishing editor of the journal World of Islam.
Dr. Olga M. Yastrebova — a Senior Research Fellow in the Manuscript Department of the National Library of Russia; and an Associate Professor in the Department of Iranian Philology of the Faculty of Asian and African Studies, St. Petersburg State University. She is a specialist in classical Persian literature, Islamic palaeography and codicology.
Submissions
Before submission, please, see our Publication Ethics and Publication Malpractice Statement and Notes to Contributors at http://manuscripta.ru/. Manuscripts should be sent to the Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Efim A. Rezvan by E-mail: efim.rezvan@mail.ru.
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