Heritage of Central Asia From Antiquity to the Turkish Expansion

Name: Heritage of Central Asia From Antiquity to the Turkish Expansion
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ISBN: 9781558761117

ISBN-10: 155876111X

ISBN-13: 9781558761117

Edition: N/A

Authors: Richard N. Frye, Bernard Lewis

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A study of the heritage of Central Asia. It brings together such distinct elements as the world of Zoroaster, the Achaemenid ecumene, the Sakas and later waves of nomadic invaders, the spread of Buddhism along the Silk Road, the historic role of the Turks, and more.

Book details

List price: $22.95
Publisher: Markus Wiener Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/28/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 220
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

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Introduction



Geographic Realities



Peoples, Languages, Customs and Beliefs



Before History



Zoroaster's Cult



Achaemenid Centralization



Alexander and the Heritage of Hellenism



Greco-Bactrians and Parthians



Nomadic Interlude



The Forgotten Kushans



The Silk Route



The Buddhist East



Return of the Nomads



The Merchant World of the Sogdians



Caliphs and Kaghans



The Iranian-Islamic Ecumene



The Present is Born


Appendix 1: The Literary Sources


Appendix 2: Geographical Names


Appendix 3: Local rulers in Bukhara and Samarkand


Appendix 4: Deities in Sogdiana


Appendix 5: The Languages of Central Asia


Appendix 6: Coinage in Transoxiana


Index