Professor Dr. Laura Gibratovna Yerekesheva is Deputy Director for International Affairs, UNESCO Chair Coordinator, R.B. Suleymenov Institute of Oriental Studies; Professor, Faculty of History, Archaeology and Ethnology, al Farabi Kazakh National University (Almaty, Kazakhstan)
Research Interests : Sociology of ReligionAnthropology of ReligionComparative ReligionCultural StudiesIdentity, the Other and OthernessHistory of IndiaThe Silk Road and other ancient trade routesBritish travellersTravellers in Central Asia and South AsiaSystems TheoryScience and Spirituality
Affiliations
- Institute of Oriental Studies, Almaty, Central and South Asia, UNESCO Chair “Science and Spirituality”, Faculty Member
- Kazakh national university named after al-Farabi, History, archaeology and ethnology, Faculty Member
