60 Years of the Permanent International Altaistic Conference (PIAC)

60 Years of the Permanent International Altaistic Conference (PIAC)
Author: Oliver Corff
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2020-08-10
Genre: History
ISBN: 3112209370

Studien zur Sprache, Geschichte und Kultur der Turkvölker was founded in 1980 by the Hungarian Turkologist György Hazai. The series deals with all aspects of Turkic language, culture and history, and has a broad temporal and regional scope. It welcomes manuscripts on Central, Northern, Western and Eastern Asia as well as parts of Europe, and allows for a wide time span from the first mention in the 6th century to modernity and present.

Anthropos

Anthropos
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Total Pages: 1090
Release: 1974
Genre: Anthropology
ISBN:

Religion and State in the Altaic World

Religion and State in the Altaic World
Author: Oliver Corff
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 305
Release: 2022-02-21
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 3110730634

This collection of papers presented at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Permanent International Altaistic Conference explores the complex relations of religion and state in history, language and society of Altaic cultures, reflecting the unique interdisciplinary approach of the PIAC. It examines aspects of shamanism, religious belief, totemism and religious influences on contracts in historical literary monuments as well as in contemporary sources.

A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)

A History of the Second Türk Empire (ca. 682-745 AD)
Author: Hao Chen
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2021-07-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 900446493X

The only work available in English that treats the Türk Empire and the history of Sino-Türk relations in the Tang era authoritatively – and provides an excellent edition and translation of the runiform texts. An essential source book.