THE ASCETIC MOVEMENT IN CENTRAL ASIA DURING THE 8TH-9TH CENTURIES: RELIGIOUS AND SOCIAL PROCESSES

Abstract

In Central Asia, asceticism emerged in the 8th–9th centuries as an independent ideological-social movement, occupying a significant place in the region’s religious, scholarly, and social life. In this article highlights of the ascetic movement in central Asia during the 8th-9th centuries: religious and social processes.