The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History
Author | : Rian Thum |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 332 |
Release | : 2014-10-13 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674967021 |
ISBN-13 | : 067496702X |
Rating | : 4/5 (21 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Sacred Routes of Uyghur History written by Rian Thum and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2014-10-13 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For 250 years the Turkic Muslims of Tibet, who call themselves Uyghurs today, have cultivated a sense of history and identity that challenges Beijing’s national narrative. The roots of this history run deeper than recent conflicts, Rian Thum says, to a time when manuscripts and pilgrimage along the Silk Road dominated understandings of the past.