Aus den Tiefenschichten der Texte
Beiträge zur turko-iranischen Welt von der Islamisierung bis zur Gegenwart
Edited by Nader Purnaqcheband Edited by Florian Saalfeld
Hardback (Published)
(August 2019)
ISBN: 9783954904365
6.69 x 9.45 inches
Price: $147.00
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Being case studies, the contributions to this volume highlight various aspects of the Turco-Iranian world starting from the Islamization in the 7th century up to the present day. Covering the broad geographical spectrum spanning from the Bosporus via Upper Mesopotamia (the jazīra), Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia to India and the border regions of China, and shedding light on this area from historical, philological, literary and ethnological perspectives, the individual case studies are devoted to studies of urban, local and regional history, various forms of historiography and questions of legitimizing authority. What all contributions have in common is a reference to the research areas and interests of Prof. Jürgen Paul, to whom this volume is dedicated on the occasion of his 70th birthday.<br/>
English summary: Being case studies, the contributions to this volume highlight various aspects of the Turco-Iranian world starting from the Islamization in the 7th century up to the present day. Covering the broad geographical spectrum spanning from the Bosporus via Upper Mesopotamia (the jazira), Iran, Afghanistan and Central Asia to India and the border regions of China, and shedding light on this area from historical, philological, literary and ethnological perspectives, the individual case studies are devoted to studies of urban, local and regional history, various forms of historiography and questions of legitimizing authority. Even though the methodological approaches to the processing of diverse genres of textual materials and documents are diverse, the contributions present a vivid picture of the Turco-Iranian world in past and present; a world that has always occupied a prominent position as being a driving force behind the intellectual and political history of the Islamicate world. It represents a Eurasian intersection, a junction to the Silk Road and later to the hegemonial efforts of Russian (Central Asia, Iran), British (India, Iran) and Chinese (East Turkestan) interests. As such, since the dissociation of the sovereign Islamic rulers, this Greater Region has been a constant bone of contention for foreign powers, which finally led to its division into various spheres of interest in the 20th century. Looking at it from this perspective as well, this volume aims to point out implicitly the central importance of this Greater Region in the last 14 centuries. The results presented here are all based on original sources, which have been condensed textually within the above-mentioned spatio-temporal coordinates. This way, the reader is enabled to recognize how complex the patterns of linguistic interaction in the Turco-Iranian world might have been. Thus, while the Islamization began with the Arab conquests in the seventh century from the “southwest”, the volume also takes us to the outermost, northeastern periphery of Islamic civilization in Xinjiang in the 21st century. What all contributions have in common is a reference to the research areas and interests of Prof. Jurgen Paul, who, by means of his scientific work in Halle (Saale) and Hamburg, has rendered a lasting service to Turco-Iranian studies – especially in the field of historical studies. Therefore, this volume is dedicated to him on the occasion of his 70th birthday. German description: Die Beitrage zu diesem Sammelband beleuchten anhand von Fallbeispielen verschiedene Aspekte der turko-iranischen Welt von der Islamisierung ab dem 7. Jahrhundert bis in die heutige Zeit. Im breiten geographischen Spektrum vom Bosporus uber die Gazira, Iran, Afghanistan und Zentralasien bis nach Indien und zu den Grenzgebieten Chinas widmen sich Einzelfallstudien aus historischer, philologischer, literaturwissenschaftlicher und ethnologischer Perspektive den Studien von Stadt-, Lokal- und Regionalgeschichte, verschiedenen Formen von Geschichtsschreibung und Fragen von Herrschaftslegitimation. Obgleich bei der Bearbeitung von genremassig unterschiedlichen Textmaterialien und Dokumenten methodisch ebenso diverse Ansatze und Fragestellungen zu Tage treten, bieten die vorliegenden Beitrage ein anschauliches Bild der turko-iranischen Welt in Geschichte und Gegenwart, die als Motor der Geistes- und Politikgeschichte der Welt des Islams seit jeher eine herausragende Position eingenommen hat. Als eurasische Schnitt- und Anschlussstelle zur Seidenstrasse und spater zu den russischen (Zentralasien, Iran), britischen (Indien, Iran) sowie chinesischen (Ost-Turkestan) Hegemoniebestrebungen war diese Grossregion seit der Dissoziation der souveranen islamischen Herrschaften ein standiger Zankapfel der Fremdmachte, was schliesslich im 20. Jahrhundert zur ihrer Aufteilung in verschiedene Interessensspharen gefuhrt hat. Auch aus dieser Perspektive will dieser Sammelband implizit auf den zentralen Stellenwert dieser Grossregion in den letzten 14 Jahrhunderten hinweisen. Die in ihm enthaltenen Forschungsergebnisse basieren durchweg auf originalsprachlichen Quellen, welche innerhalb der oben erwahnten raum-zeitlichen Koordinaten textuell verdichtet worden sind. Auf diese Weise wird dem Leser vor Augen gefuhrt, wie komplex die sprachlichen Interaktionsmuster in der turko-iranischen Welt beschaffen waren. Wahrend also die Islamisierung mit den arabischen Eroberungen im siebten Jahrhundert von “Sudwesten” her begann, fuhrt uns der Band bis hin zur aussersten, nordostlichste Peripherie der islamischen Zivilisation im Xinjiang des 21. Jahrhunderts. Gemeinsam ist dabei allen Beitragen ebenso ein Bezug zu Forschungsraum und -interessen von Prof. Jurgen Paul, der durch sein wissenschaftliches Wirken in Halle (Saale) und Hamburg den turko-iranistischen Studien – insbesondere auf dem Feld der Geschichtswissenschaft – einen bleibenden Dienst erwiesen hat. Ihm ist dieser Band deshalb anlasslich seines 70. Geburtstags gewidmet.
- Edited by Nader Purnaqcheband
- Edited by Florian Saalfeld
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