Minora fragmenta veterorvm vigvrorvm
edited by P. Zieme
Paperback (Published)
(December 2020)
ISBN: 9782503593043
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A collection of 54 contributions on Old Uyghur materials of medieval Central Asia arranged to I. Christiana, II. Manichaica, III. Buddhica, IV. Varia. This volume contains a collection of 54 mostly smaller contributions written since 2015 not printed so far. Based on already published texts and editions or on newly found materials they concern various aspects of the culture of the Uyghurs in the medieval period extending from the 10th up to the 14th centuries. The papers are arranged to four groups: I. Christiana, II. Manichaica, III. Buddhica, IV. Varia. Although the articles treat marginal problems they hopefully contribute to the uncovering of the once flourishing and impressive culture of the ancient Uyghurs in Central Asia whose texts show us a world-historical model of acculturation. In the field of Buddhism, the fragments discussed here are on the one hand additions to already well known works such as the Dasakarmapathavadanamala or the Vimalakirtinirdesa commentary, but on the other hand also numerous fragments of original Uyghur texts written for different purposes and on different occasions. Several contributions dealing with words and matters discuss the results of recent editions of ancient Uyghur materials. Old Uyghur texts are written in a “dead” language, but with the constantly growing corpus its importance for all facets of the medieval culture of Central Asia is increasing. The texts convey a vivid picture of a reality which however remains imperfect for us despite the efforts in various and manifold directions.
- Edited by P. Zieme
Other Titles in this Series
Hymns in Honour of the Hierarchy and Community, Installation Hymns and Hymns in Honour of Church Leaders and Patrons
Middle Persian and Parthian Hymns in the Turfan Collection
Volume 40
A Sogdian Version of the Mahāyāna-Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra in Pustaka Format
Fragments from the Berlin Turfan Collection and the Ōtani Collection Kyōto
Volume 53
Avalokitesvara-Sutras
Edition altuigurischer Ubersetzungen nach Fragmenten aus Turfan und Dunhuang
Volume 50
A Study of the Buddhist Sutra called Sakiz Yukmak Yaruq or Sakiz Torlugin Yarumis Yaltrimis in Old Turkic
Volume 33
The Berlin Chinese Text U 5335 Written in Uighur Script
A Reconstruction of the Inherited Uighur Pronunciation of Chinese
Volume 34
Buddhistische Erzahlungen aus dem alten Zentralasien
Edition der altuigurischen Dasakarmapathavadanamala
Volume 37
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