Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic & Central Asian Studies – serie
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Eastern Turki – English Dictionary
Revised and Expanded Edition
Av Gunnar Jarring, Birgit N. Schlyter
Inbunden, 2026
4633 kr
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This lexicon is a contribution to the study of Turkic language varieties and to historical research on Central Asian civilization. What is here called Eastern Turki is a corpus of non-standardized, mostly oral Uyghur language items elicited from people who lived in southern Xinjiang in the late …
Art and Archaeology of Afghanistan
Its Fall and Survival. A Multi-disciplinary Approach
Inbunden, 2006
2119 kr
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During the last couple of decades Afghanistan’s cultural heritage has faced exceptional challenges. Looting of the National Museum, ‘Kabul Museum’, the neglect of monuments and extensive illegal excavations have taken place. However, what really shook the world was the destruction of the Buddhas of …
Spread of Buddhism
Av Ann Heirman, Stephan Peter Bumbacher
Inbunden, 2007
3420 kr
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In no region of the world Buddhism can be seen as a unified doctrinal system. It rather consists of a multitude of different ideas, practices and behaviours. Geographical, social, political, economic, philosophical, religious, and also linguistic factors all played their role in its development and …
World of the Khazars
New Perspectives. Selected Papers from the Jerusalem 1999 International Khazar Colloquium
Av Peter Golden, Haggai Ben-Shammai m. fl.
Inbunden, 2007
3248 kr
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This volume, a product of international collaboration, presents readers with the state of the field in Khazar Studies. The Khazar Empire (ca. 650 - ca. 965-969), one of the largest states of medieval Eurasia, extended from the Middle Volga lands in the north to the Northern Caucasus and Crimea in …
Kitan Language and Script
Av Daniel Kane
Inbunden, 2008
3170 kr
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The Kitans established the Liao dynasty in northern China, which lasted for over two centuries (916-1125). In this survey the reader will find what is currently known about the Kitan language and scripts.The language was very likely distantly related to Mongolian, with two quite different scripts …
Geschichte Georgiens
Inbunden, 2010
4231 kr
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The book offers a state-of-the-art overview of the complete history of Georgia from the beginnings until the present time. It contains an extensive list of sources, an historical geography and describes the prehistoric cultures as well as the political and cultural developments of the country: the …
Die georgische Sprache
Inbunden, 2011
5170 kr
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At long last, with Professor Fähnrich’s Georgische Sprache here is a systematic description of the structure of the Georgian language. The book is divided into two parts, one for Old and the other for Modern Georgian. A separate section treats the main differences between the two. Illustrated by a …
Visions of Justice
Sharīʿa and Cultural Change in Russian Central Asia
Inbunden, 2016
2436 kr
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Visions of Justice offers an exploration of legal consciousness among the Muslim communities of Central Asia from the end of the eighteenth century through the fall of the Russian Empire. Paolo Sartori surveys how colonialism affected the way in which Muslims formulated their convictions about …
Sufism in Central Asia
New Perspectives on Sufi Traditions, 15th-21st Centuries
Inbunden, 2018
1953 kr
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Sufism in Central Asia: New Perspectives on Sufi Traditions, 15th-21st Centuries brings together ten original studies on historical aspects of Sufism in this region. A central question, of ongoing significance, underlies each contribution: what is the relationship between Sufism as it was …
Warrior Saints of the Silk Road
Legends of the Qarakhanids
Av Jeff Eden
Inbunden, 2018
2257 kr
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For generations, Central Asian Muslims have told legends of medieval rulers who waged war, died in battle, and achieved sainthood. Among the Uyghurs of East Turkistan (present-day Xinjiang, China), some of the most beloved legends tell of the warrior-saint Satuq Bughra Khan and his descendants, the …
From the Khan's Oven
Studies on the History of Central Asian Religions in Honor of Devin DeWeese
Av Eren Tasar, Allen J. Frank m. fl.
Inbunden, 2021
2179 kr
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The volume's unifying theme, inspired by the scholarly legacy of Professor Devin DeWeese, and indeed the subject of all the contributions, is the history of religion among the Muslim peoples of Inner and Central Asia, grounded in ignored or hitherto unknown indigenous sources. Individually, and as …
Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples (Huang Qing zhigong tu)
A Cultural Cartography of Empire
Inbunden, 2022
3559 kr
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Commissioned by the Qianlong emperor in 1751, the Qing Imperial Illustrations of Tributary Peoples (Huang Qing zhigong tu 皇清職貢圖), is a captivating work of art and an ideological statement of universal rule best understood as a cultural cartography of empire. This translation of the ethnographic …
Qarakhanid Roads to China
A History of Sino-Turkic Relations
Inbunden, 2022
1774 kr
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Qarakhanid Roads to China reconsiders the diplomacy, trade and geography of transcontinental networks between Central Asia and China from the 10th to the 12th centuries and challenges the concept of “the Silk Road crisis” in the period between the fall of the Tang Dynasty and the rise of the …
Moving in the Margins: Desert Travel and Power in Medieval Central Asia
Inbunden, 2024
2204 kr
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Central Asia has been perceived as a landscape of connections, of Silk Roads; an endless plain across which waves of conquerors swiftly rode on horseback. In reality the region is highly fragmented and difficult to traverse, and overcoming these obstacles led to routes becoming associated with epic …
Monumental Archaeology in the Mongolian Altai
Intention, Memory, Myth
Inbunden, 2023
2136 kr
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The stone monuments of Mongolia’s Altai Mountains trace the web of ancient cultures across that remote land. This study breaks new ground by seeking their cultural significance from within their physical locations and viewsheds. It is the first study to join the mute stone monuments to the vivid …
Rural History of Soviet Central Asia: Land Reform and Agricultural Change in Early Soviet Uzbekistan
Inbunden, 2024
3142 kr
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In the mid-1920s, Uzbekistan’s countryside experienced a ‘land reform’, which aimed at solving rural poverty and satisfying radical fringes among peasants and Party, while sustaining agricultural output, especially for cotton. This book analyses the decision-making process underpinning the reform, …
Timurid Dynasty: A Handbook Volume I
Timur and His Family
Av John E. Woods, Ilker Evrim Binbas
Inbunden, 2026
2123 kr
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Timur and His Family is the first comprehensive analysis of the genealogical and dynastic structure of the Timurid empire across Central Asia and Iran. Drawing extensively on multiple manuscripts of Hafiz-i Abru’s Muʿizz al-ansab and framed by thematic introductory chapters, this study repositions …
