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Devin DeWeese

Social Sciences · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Islamic Studies and HistoryEurasian Exchange NetworksSoviet and Russian HistoryPolitics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle EastEducation and Islamic Studies

Publications

101

Citations

537

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

41

Publishing since 1985

Research summary
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Devin DeWeese studies the religious and cultural history of Central Asia, with a focus on Sufism (Islamic mysticism) and its various orders such as the Yasavi, Kubravi, and Naqshbandi traditions. Much of the work involves examining historical manuscripts and hagiographies (biographies of saints) written in Persian, Turkic, and Chaghatay to understand how Islamic communities, sacred lineages, and regional identities developed. The research draws on rediscovered and rarely studied sources spanning the medieval and early modern periods.

Sufism in Central AsiaIslamic manuscript and hagiography studiesYasavi and Kubravi Sufi ordersPersianate and Turkic historical sourcesCentral Asian religious history

Publication activity has been steady across the decade with a notable peak in 2023, and remains active through 2025.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 5.2/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 6 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 6 publications202021: 2 publications212022: 4 publications222023: 14 publications14232024: 1 publication242025: 7 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient×3
  • Edinburgh University Press eBooks×3
  • Eurasian Studies×1
  • Cambridge University Press eBooks×1
  • The International Journal of Turkish Studies×1

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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