Memory and Commemoration across Central Asia Texts, Traditions and Practices, 10th-21st Centuries

• Other Authors: Paskaleva, Elena (Editor), van den Berg, Gabrielle (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Brill 2023
• Subjects: Middle Eastern history; (Sufi) shrines and pilgrimage; Afghanistan; Celebration of nomad culture and Manas; Central Asian art and architecture; Cultural heritage and the formation of (national) identities; Heritage and heritage management; Imperial Russian and Soviet legacies; Islam and Judaism in Central Asia; Kyrgyzstan; Persian historiography; Shibanid dynasty; Tajikistan; Timur and Timurid dynasty; Turko-Persian manuscript culture and book production; Uzbekistan
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Memory and Commemoration across Central Asia: Texts, Traditions and Practices, 10th-21st Centuries is a collection of fourteen studies by a group of scholars active in the field of Central Asian Studies, presenting new research into various aspects of the rich cultural heritage of Central Asia (including Afghanistan). By mapping and exploring the interaction between political, ideological, literary and artistic production in Central Asia, the contributors offer a wide range of perspectives on the practice and usage of historical and religious commemoration in different contexts and timeframes. Making use of different approaches - historical, literary, anthropological, or critical heritage studies, the contributors show how memory functions as a fundamental constituent of identity formation in both past and present, and how this has informed perceptions in and outside Central Asia today.