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Pastoréalismes: Anthropologie historique des processus d'intégration chez les Kirghiz du Tian Shan intérieur
by Par Svetlana Jacquesson
This book examines the relations between an economic phenomenon, pastoralism, and a social one, patrilineal descent-reckoning. These relations are described and analyzed on the basis of long-term fieldwork and through the investigation of the existing historical and ethnographic sources.
The book comprises seven sections: introduction; the past as a reference; integration into the Russian colonial system; Soviet reforms and Soviet herd ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price US$115.00, Our Price US$92.00
The Archaeology of Mobility: Old World and New World Nomadism
edited by Hans Barnard and Willeke Wendrich
There have been edited books on the archaeology of nomadism in various regions, and there have been individual archaeological and anthropological monographs, but nothing with the kind of coverage provided in this volume. Its strength and importance lies in the fact that it brings together a worldwide collection of studies of the archaeology of mobility. This book provides a ready-made reference to this worldwide phenomenon and is unique in that ...
Paperback. Price US$55.00
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Money on the Silk Road
by Helen Wang
This book focuses on the money of Eastern Central Asia to c. AD 800, a period of over 900 years, across a vast geographical area with a very diverse population of different cultures and traditions. The only relevant historical accounts are those found in the Chinese dynastic histories, yet these contain few references to money in Eastern Central Asia. This study therefore depends almost entirely on the archaeological evidence for money found at ...
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Uigurisches Wörterbuch: Sprachmaterial der vorislamischen türkischen Texte aus Zentralasien.
by Klaus Röhrborn
English summary: The Uighur kingdom in Central Asia, influenced by the West through Manichaeism and by the South and East through Buddhism, flourished from the middle of the 8th Century until the late 14th Century. The Prussian expeditions of the early 20th Century brought the substantial remains of this culture to light, and in the past 100 years, through the efforts of many researchers, the Uighur literature has been edited, translated, ...
Paperback. Price US$74.00
Briefwechsel Joseph Franz Rock mit Johannes Schubert 1935-1961
edited by Manfred Taube
Joseph Franz Rock (18841962), born in Vienna and later a resident of Hawaii, was well-known as a botanist, geographer, philologist and linguist. From 1922 to 1949 he lived in China, where he studied the language and culture of the Na-khi, a people living in Yunnan between the Han Chinese and the Tibetans. Through his research, he became acquainted with the Tibetologist and Mongolist Johannes Schubert (18961976), librarian at the University of ...
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Die Geburt des Propheten Muhammad: Drei Dichtungen aus Mittelasien
by Sigrid Kleinmichel
This volume focuses on the veneration of the prophet Muhammad in Central Asia towards the end of the 19th century. It presents three text that praise the birth of the prophet: the Mawludu 'n-nabi by Hilwati (1858-1921), a work by the poet Halis, and the Na't by Tïnïslïq-oghlï (1903). German text. 356p (Reichert Verlag 2009)
Hardback. Price US$168.00
Indiens Tibet - Tibet Indien: Das kulturelle Vermächtnis des West-Himalaja
by Peter van Ham
The west-Himalaya is one of the most fascinating areas of the world. In no other region is the Tibetan culture preserved in such pristine shape. Illustrated with excellent new photos, this volume gives an insight into more than 1200 years of heritage and 100 years of exploration of this landscape.
The Tibet of today is a virtually destroyed country. One can only experience Tibetan culture that approximates its original state in the ...
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The Old Tibetan Annals: An Annotated Translation of Tibet's First History
by Brandon Dotson, with a contribution by Guntram Hazod
The Old Tibetan Annals contain Tibet's oldest extant history. Primarily a bureaucratic register of events, it is the single most reliable source for the history of the first half of the Tibetan Empire (c. 600-850 CE). This record was maintained more or less contemporaneously with the events it describes, with entries added at the end of each year from 650 to 764. In each yearly entry, the Old Tibetan Annals record information such ...
Die Lhan kar ma: Ein früher Katalog der ins Tibetische übersetzten buddhistischen Texte. Kritische Neuausgabe mit Einleitung und Materialien
by Adelheid Hermmann-Pfandt
The lhan kar ma is one of three ninth century Tibetan catalogues enumerating the Tibetan translations of Buddhist texts. The list contains about 750 titles and was written in AD 812 on commission of the Tibetan king to provide an overview of the translations that had already been finished. Together with a second extant catalogue, the 'Phang thang ma, the lHan kar ma is an important source for the literary history of Buddhist texts in India and ...
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Skythika in Transkaukasien
by Gundula Mehnert
This volume deals with so called scythoid finds in Transcaucasia, usually interpreted as traces of nomadic invasions. The analysis of the archaeological material, however, shows several uses of scythian weapons in different contexts. In most cases, Scythian finds testify to peaceful contact with neighbouring regions. On the other hand, arrowheads in destroyed settlements refer to military struggles in the late 8th century B.C. in the eastern ...
Hardback. Price US$133.00
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