Central Asian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture
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Central Asian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture

Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Medieval Golden Ages

  1. 151 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Central Asian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture

Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Medieval Golden Ages

About this book

Central Asia Cultures, Arts, and Architecture presents a journey through time, analyzing the history of Central Asian cultures, arts, and architecture since prehistoric times. It includes documentation of historical, cultural, artistic, and architectural accomplishments, and combines writings based on archaeological excavations and research of prehistoric, ancient, and medieval sites, as well as translations of ancient and medieval historical sources by Russian, Chinese, and other indigenous scholars. For over seven thousand years, Central Asian residents have left a record of distinguished cultural artifacts. Like creators 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, as this book reveals, they have given us a timeless source through which we can detect the dynamic stages of their creativity throughout history, as well as the breath of our own rich cultural and artistic heritage.

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Information

Publisher
Lexington Books
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9798881885243
Edition
2
Topic
History
Subtopic
Central Asian History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Central Asian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture
  3. Central Asian Cultures, Arts, and Architecture: Inner Eurasia from Prehistory to the Medieval Golden Ages
  4. Copyright page
  5. Contents
  6. List of Figures
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Introduction
  9. Chapter 1
  10. A Short History of Excavation and Research in Central Asia
  11. Chapter 2
  12. Prehistoric Cultures and Artifacts of Central Asia
  13. Chapter 3
  14. Copper Ageā€”Pottery, Metalwork, and Weaving Products
  15. Chapter 4
  16. The Steppe Bronze Age
  17. Chapter 5
  18. Iron Age
  19. Chapter 6
  20. Eastern Parts of Central Asiaā€”Prehistoric and Ancient Times
  21. Chapter 7
  22. Central Asian Bronze Age
  23. Chapter 8
  24. Satrapy of Parthia
  25. Chapter 9
  26. Sassannian Empireā€” The Birth of a State Religion
  27. Chapter 10
  28. Satrapy of Soghdia (Soghdiana)
  29. Appendix I
  30. Central Asian Artistic Traditions
  31. Appendix II
  32. The Golden Age of Bokhara
  33. Appendix III
  34. The Golden Age of Samarkand
  35. Appendix IV
  36. The Golden Age of Khiva
  37. Appendix V
  38. The Golden Age of Isfahan
  39. Bibliography
  40. Index
  41. About the Author