Kashgar Revisited : Uyghur Studies in Memory of Ambassador Gunnar Jarring.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- A Note on Transliteration and Spelling -- List of Figures and Tables -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- In the Footsteps of Ambassador Gunnar Jarring -- Ildikó Bellér-Hann, Birgit N. Schlyter, Jun Sugawara -- Part 1 -- Language -- Chapter 1 -- From the Private Library of Gunnar Jarring and His New Eastern Turki Dictionary -- Birgit N. Schlyter -- Chapter 2 -- Manuscript Technologies, Writing and Reading in Early 20th-century Kashgar -- Arienne M. Dwyer -- Chapter 3 -- From Eastern Turki to Modern Uyghur -- A Lexicological Study of Prints from the Swedish Mission Press in Kashgar (1892-1938) -- Äsäd Sulaiman -- Chapter 4 -- The Khotan Varieties of Uyghur as Seen in Jarring's Transcription -- Abdurishid Yakup -- Part 2 -- History -- Chapter 5 -- The 1795 Khoqand Mission and Its Negotiations with the Qing -- Political and Diplomatic Space of Qing Kashgaria -- Takahiro Onuma -- Chapter 6 -- Muslims at the Yamen Gate -- Translating Justice in Late-Qing Xinjiang -- Eric T. Schluessel -- Chapter 7 -- Models and Realities -- Aspects of Format in Real Estate Deeds under Conditions of Legal Pluralism in Xinjiang -- Jun Sugawara -- Chapter 8 -- Muslim Reformism in Xinjiang -- Reading the Newspaper Yengī Ḥayāt (1934-1937) -- Alexandre Papas -- Chapter 9 -- Defining the Past and Shaping the Future -- Reflections on Xinjiang Narratives, Uyghur-Han-Hui Relations, and the Perspectives of Research -- Fredrik Fällman -- Part 3 -- Religion -- Chapter 10 -- Writing the Religious and Social History of Some Sufi Lodges in Kashgar in the 20th Century -- Thierry Zarcone -- Chapter 11 -- Ordam Mazar -- A Meeting Place for Different Practices and Belief Systems in Culturally Diverse Xinjiang -- Rahile Dawut -- Chapter 12 -- Magic, Science, and Religion in Eastern Xinjiang -- Chris Hann and Ildikó Bellér-Hann -- Part 4.

Kinship and Gender -- Chapter 13 -- "Keep the wealth within the family" -- Cousin Marriage and Swedish Uncles in Kashgar -- Rune Steenberg -- Chapter 14 -- "A man works on the land, a woman works for her man" -- Building on Jarring's Fascination with Eastern Turki Proverbs -- Dilmurat Mahmut [Maihemuti Dilimulati] and Joanne Smith Finley -- Index.

Contributions to the volume provide new insights into ongoing research into Uyghur history, linguistics and culture, while building on the scholarly legacy of Gunnar Jarring, the Swedish Turcologist and diplomat.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.