Non-Han Literature Along the Silk Road

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Across-Regional and Local Characteristics of Mythologies: On the Basis of Observing the Lop Museum Carpets

   • Qing Duan

   Pages 1-20

3. Legends and Ceremonies: Based on the Observation of the Qu Shu Collection at Xinjiang Lop Museum

   • Qing Duan

   Pages 21-45

4. Wang Shuhe Maijue in Iran

   • Guang Shi

   Pages 47-59

5. Relation Between Sogdiana and Turfan During the 10th–11th Centuries as Reflected in Manichaean Sogdian Texts

   • Yutaka Yoshida

   Pages 61-79

6. Four New Kharoṣṭhī Documents Kept in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Museum

   • Jingjing Fan

   Pages 81-90

7. A New Kharoṣṭhī Document from Kucha in the Hetian County Museum Collection

   • Diego Loukota

   Pages 91-113

8. An Examination of Khujand

   • Yong Yuan

   Pages 115-131

9. The Xinjiang Region Museum Collection—An Interpretation of a Kharoṣṭhī Letter

   • Yixiu Jiang

   Pages 133-147

10. A New Transcription and Translation of the Kharoṣṭhī Deed of Divorce in Hetian Museum

    • Yunpei Wu

    Pages 149-158

This volume includes outstanding scientific articles on documents written in ancient languages such as Tocharian, Sogdian, Khotanese, and Old Uyghur. Its chief aims are to contribute to the present state of research by adding essential findings on newly discovered historical documents; to present a multi-dimensional investigation of diverse aspects including the history, religion, art, literature, and social life along the Silk Road; and to outline potential future research directions for non-Han literature studies and inspire research into other aspects, such as economics and comparative studies.

• Ancient Silk Road
• Ancient Languages
• Type and Material of Documents
• Social Life
• Spiritual World

• Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

  Xiao Li

Dr. Xiao Li, a professor at the School of Chinese Classics, Renmin University of China, has participated in archaeological fieldwork and pursued extensive research on the prehistoric and historical periods in northwestern China and Central Asia. With his outstanding experience, both in fieldwork and theoretical research, he has considerable expertise in the archaeology and history of Xinjiang, the origin and development of the central Asian civilizations, and the modes of interactions between Xinjiang and Central Asia.

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