This issue is the published materials of the International Conference ‘Safeguarding the Creative Value of Intangible Cultural Heritage in Central Asia, Focusing on Oral Traditions and Epics’ held in the frame of the 5 th Central Asian Sub-regional Meeting (11-13 September 2014, Tashkent). It might be directed both to specialist and a wide circle of readers interested in the history and culture of peoples of Central Asian region.