Bozhidar Alexiev graduated from the Faculty of History of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski ”with a specialization in ethnology, then - historical ethnology and social anthropology at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) (Higher School of Social Sciences) in Toulouse, France. In 2000 he defended his doctorate and started working in the section "Balkan and Slavic Folklore" of the Institute of Folklore at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. In 2007 he received the scientific title of "Associate Professor". He is currently working at the Institute of Ethnology and Folklore with the Ethnographic Museum at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. He is a participant in many research and educational projects and has published more than 30 articles and studies on various aspects of the traditional culture of Bulgarian Muslims, heterodox Muslims in Bulgaria, as well as some contemporary issues.