Cultural histories of Central Asia. (2022)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Rashmi Doraiswamy.
• Editors: Doraiswamy, Rashmi
• Contents: Introduction — Rashmi Doraiswamy I. THE ARTS ARCHITECTURE 1. Central Asian Architecture: The Persistence of Pre-Modernism —Romi Khosla 2. Sufi Remains. A Kazakh Story of Today —Kalpana Sahni 3. Synthesis in the Sky —K.T. Ravindran MUSIC 4. The Fate of the Shashmaqom in Uzbekistan in the Twentieth Century —Dilorom Karomat VISUAL ARTS 5. The Syncretic Nature of Early Central Asian Art —Radha Banerjee 6. Travelling Cultures —Gulammohammed Sheikh LITERATURE 7. Ramayana and Alpomysh : Two Epics, Two Heroes —Qamar Rais 8. Manas : The Socio-Cultural Heritage of the Kyrgyz People —Neelima Singh 9. Literature in the Khanate of Bukhara in the Nineteenth Century —Saifullah Saifi 10. Abai: A Prophet of Renaissance, A Bard of Enlightenment —Abhai Maurya CINEMA 11. The Encounter of Modernities: Cinematic Adaptations of Two Stories by Aitmatov —Rashmi Doraiswamy II. NEW HORIZONS THINKERS, TRAVELLERS, EXPLORERS 12. Remembering Al Farabi —Devendra Kaushik 13. Sir Marc Aurel Stein (1862–1943) The Expeditions and the Collections —Arup Banerjee 14. Kyrgyzstan in History: Accounts of Russians Scientists and Travellers —Ruby Roy TRAVERSING THE SILK ROAD 15. Shifting Frames: Cultural Crossroads of the Past and Present —Rajeev Sethi 16. The Silk Road Re-Visited —Rta Kapur Chisti 17. Reviving the Silk Route: Problems and Prospects —Meena Singh Roy
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2022
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 958; Asia, Central -- History; Asia, Central -- Civilization
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000780338; 9781000780260; 9781003332138
• Related ISBNs: 9781032364650
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