Studies on the History and Culture Along the Continental Silk Road (Silk Road Research Series)

"This book presents outstanding articles addressing various aspects related to the ancient Silk Road, in particular the cultural, political, and economic interactions that took place among the civilizations and cultures on the Eurasian continent. In addition, the articles help to reveal the hallmark features of cultural communication in Inner Asia in different historical periods. The book develops a new approach to studying the civilizations of the Silk Road, promotes interdisciplinary and multi-dimensional research, sets a new direction for Chinese ancient classics and western sinology, and presents the latest discoveries, including both archaeological finds and historical documents." --Back cover Front Matter ....Pages i-xi A Eurasia Perspective on the Silk Road Between Han and Tang Dynasties (Xinjiang Rong)....Pages 1-19 About qushu: Carpets or Rugs with Long Hair (Qing Duan, Liang Zheng)....Pages 21-30 The Study of an Ancient Prescription from Xizhou in Tang Dynasty (Xiao Li)....Pages 31-38 The Silk Road Between China and South Asia as Illustrated by the Records of Tang Dynasty’s Buddhist Pilgrim Monks (Xianshi Meng)....Pages 39-53 Ferghana on the Eve of the Current Era (Farhod Maksudov)....Pages 55-66 Ferghana During the Early Medieval Period (Farhod Maksudov)....Pages 67-87 The Representation of Non-Buddhist Deities in Khotanese Paintings and Some Related Problems (Matteo Compareti)....Pages 89-119 Searching for the Origin of an Art Motif: The Tree as a Universal Separating Device in Early Indian, Iranian, Etruscan, and Chinese Art (Hanmo Zhang)....Pages 121-175 Verification on the Name and Reconstruction on the Theme of the Wall Paintings and Statue in Kumtura Kuqun Qu Cave 12 (Tao Liu)....Pages 177-203