Uighur Stories from along the Silk Road
Wei, Cuiyi; Luckert, Karl W.
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Description for Uighur Stories from along the Silk Road
Hardcover. Num Pages: 356 pages. BIC Classification: JF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 145 x 23. Weight in Grams: 562.
Uighur Stories from Along the Silk Road is an amazing collection of folktales, legends and myths collected in English for the first time. The Uighur people, who lived along the northern rim of the Tarim Basin encountered foreigners from Europe, Arabia, Persia, India, China, Mongolia and Japan who traveled through their land along the Silk Road, the major trading route between Europe and China. This interaction began a rich, multicultural heritage that gave birth to these tales and continued to flourish once the sea replaced the land route for trade. The stories encapsulate Uighur history in the words of the ... Read more
Uighur Stories from Along the Silk Road is an amazing collection of folktales, legends and myths collected in English for the first time. The Uighur people, who lived along the northern rim of the Tarim Basin encountered foreigners from Europe, Arabia, Persia, India, China, Mongolia and Japan who traveled through their land along the Silk Road, the major trading route between Europe and China. This interaction began a rich, multicultural heritage that gave birth to these tales and continued to flourish once the sea replaced the land route for trade. The stories encapsulate Uighur history in the words of the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Number of Pages
356
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761811374
SKU
V9780761811374
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About Wei, Cuiyi; Luckert, Karl W.
Cuiyi Wei is a retired professor of Turkic Languages in Beijing, China. Karl W. Luckert is a professor in History of Religions at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri.
Reviews for Uighur Stories from along the Silk Road
...[a] most laudable contribution to Turkic Studies...a classic!>
Harold R. Battersby, SUNY-Geneseo This excellent book...brings to Western readers an important addition to the literature about the Uighur people...the reader gains an appreciation of historical change in the northern Tarim basin.
Harold E. Smith, Northern Illinois University This excellent book...brings to Western readers an important addition to the literature ... Read more
Harold R. Battersby, SUNY-Geneseo This excellent book...brings to Western readers an important addition to the literature about the Uighur people...the reader gains an appreciation of historical change in the northern Tarim basin.
Harold E. Smith, Northern Illinois University This excellent book...brings to Western readers an important addition to the literature ... Read more