Memory and Commemoration Across Central Asia: Texts, Traditions and Practices, 10th-21st Centuries: 17 (Leiden Studies in Islam & Society, 17)

ISBN 10: 9004310274 / ISBN 13: 9789004310278

Published by Brill, 2023

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Memory and Commemoration Across Central Asia: Texts, Traditions and Practices, 10th-21st Centuries: 17 (Leiden Studies in Islam & Society, 17)
• Publisher: Brill
• Publication Date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004310274
• ISBN 13: 9789004310278
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Elena Paskaleva, Ph.D. (2010) is Assistant Professor of Critical Heritage Studies at Leiden University. Her courses deal with the politics of commemoration across the Middle East and Asia. She has published on the history and socio-political importance of Timurid architecture.

Gabrielle van den Berg, Ph.D (1997) is Professor of Cultural History of Iran and Central Asia at Leiden University. She has published on classical Persian and Tajik literature and has worked extensively on the oral traditions of Badakhshan, Tajikistan.