the-bureau-of-propaganda: Tajikistan - Carolyn Drake Islam spread through Central Asia in the eighth
the-bureau-of-propaganda: Tajikistan - Carolyn Drake Islam spread through Central Asia in the eighth century and mixed with local shamanistic beliefs. After the Soviet ban on religion was lifted in 1991, the region’s spiritual traditions revived. Traditional healers use tools such as knives, whips, candles, and incense to wash away evil spirits that are believed to cause physical and psychological ailments. -- source link