Memory and commemoration across Central Asia : texts, traditions and practices, 10th-21st centuries / edited by Elena Paskaleva, Gabrielle van den Berg

• Superior document: Leiden studies in Islam and society volume 17
• HerausgeberIn: Paskaleva, Elena; Berg, Gabrielle van den 1967-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Boston : Brill, [2023]; © 2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Series: Leiden studies in Islam and society volume 17
• Classification: 15.74 - Russland; 15.75 - Asien: Allgemeines; 15.07 - Kulturgeschichte
• Physical Description: XVII, 381 Seiten; Illustrationen; 24 cm
• Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9789004310278; 9004310274
• ac_no: AC17212976
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Elena Paskaleva, Gabrielle van den Berg

Klappentext: This book 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--