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Studies on the History and Culture Along the Continental Silk Road

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Editors:
  1. Xiao Li

    1. Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

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  • Presents outstanding articles addressing various aspects related to the ancient Silk Road
  • Develops a new approach to studying the civilizations of the Silk Road
  • Promotes interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional research
  • Sets a new direction for Chinese ancient classics and western sinology
  • Exhibits the latest discoveries, including both archeological finds and historical documents

Part of the book series: Silk Road Research Series (SRRS)

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. A Eurasia Perspective on the Silk Road Between Han and Tang Dynasties

    • Xinjiang Rong
    Pages 1-19

  3. About qushu: Carpets or Rugs with Long Hair

    • Qing Duan, Liang Zheng
    Pages 21-30

  4. The Study of an Ancient Prescription from Xizhou in Tang Dynasty

    • Xiao Li
    Pages 31-38

  5. The Silk Road Between China and South Asia as Illustrated by the Records of Tang Dynasty’s Buddhist Pilgrim Monks

    • Xianshi Meng
    Pages 39-53

  6. Ferghana on the Eve of the Current Era

    • Farhod Maksudov
    Pages 55-66

  7. Ferghana During the Early Medieval Period

    • Farhod Maksudov
    Pages 67-87

  8. The Representation of Non-Buddhist Deities in Khotanese Paintings and Some Related Problems

    • Matteo Compareti
    Pages 89-119

  9. Searching for the Origin of an Art Motif: The Tree as a Universal Separating Device in Early Indian, Iranian, Etruscan, and Chinese Art

    • Hanmo Zhang
    Pages 121-175

  10. Verification on the Name and Reconstruction on the Theme of the Wall Paintings and Statue in Kumtura Kuqun Qu Cave 12

    • Tao Liu
    Pages 177-203
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About this book

This book presents outstanding articles addressing various aspects related to the ancient Silk Road, in particular the cultural, political, and economic interactions that took place among the civilizations and cultures on the Eurasian continent. In addition, the articles help to reveal the hallmark features of cultural communication in Inner Asia in different historical periods. The book develops a new approach to studying the civilizations of the Silk Road, promotes interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional research, sets a new direction for Chinese ancient classics and western sinology, and presents the latest discoveries, including both archaeological finds and historical documents.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Renmin University of China, Beijing, China

    Xiao Li

About the editor

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.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Studies on the History and Culture Along the Continental Silk Road

  • Editors: Xiao Li

  • Series Title: Silk Road Research Series

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7602-7

  • Publisher: Springer Singapore

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: SDX Joint Publishing Co., Ltd. 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7601-0Published: 11 September 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-981-15-7604-1Published: 12 September 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-981-15-7602-7Published: 10 September 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2524-390X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2524-3918

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XI, 203

  • Number of Illustrations: 55 b/w illustrations, 48 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Cultural History, Asian Culture, Archaeology, Intercultural Communication

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