Central Asian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture

Ardi Kia (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

128 Seiten

2015
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-9927-5 (ISBN)

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This book invites readers on a journey through time, to explore the multifaceted history of Central Asia. Through transcontinental passages such as the Silk Road, the book provides links among the major civilizations of China, India, Persia, and the Mediterranean, which in turn influences the characteristics of the region and beyond. For over seven thousand years, Central Asian residents have left a record of distinguished cultural artifacts. Like creators and innovators of any age or period, they sought to respond as creatively as possible to the necessities of their societies as a whole, and those of their individual patrons. In doing so they have given us a timeless source through which we can detect the dynamic stages of their creativity throughout history, as well as the breadth of our own rich cultural and artistic heritage.

Dr. Ardi Kia is the award winning cofounder and codirector of Central and Southwest Asian Studies Program, (CSWA Center), at The University of Montana.

List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter 1: Central Asia - Stone Age
Chapter 2: Central Asia - Bronze AgeChapter 3: Mass Migrations and Establishment of the First Empires
Chapter 4: Satrap of Parthia and Parthian Empire
Chapter 5: Satrap of Bakhtaran, Kushan Empire and Tarim Basin Buddhist Kingdoms
Chapter 6: Sassannian Empire - The Birth of A State Religion
Chapter 7: The Coming of IslamChapter 8: The Satrap of Soghdia
Chapter 9: Soghdia - Bokhara and the Golden Age of Samanids
Chapter 10: Soghdia - Samarkand and Timurid’s Golden Age
Chapter 11: Satrap of Khwarazmia
Chapter 12: Seljuks, Kara Khitaeyes and Mongols in Central AsiaChapter 13: Central Asian Artistic Traditions
Chapter 14: Manas
References
About the Author

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.4.2015
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 238 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Kunstgeschichte / Kunststile
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
	Technik ► Architektur
ISBN-10	0-7391-9927-7 / 0739199277
ISBN-13	978-0-7391-9927-5 / 9780739199275
Zustand	Neuware