Hunnic Peoples in Central and South Asia: Sources for their Origin and History
Resource type
Book
Creator (person)
Balogh, Dà¡niel
Date published
2020
Abstract
This volume is a comprehensive compilation of primary textual sources pertaining to the history of Hunnic peoples in the vast area encompassing Central and South Asia. Sources in nearly a dozen languages have been carefully selected by scholars with a specialisation in the particular language and relevant research experience. Each excerpt in the chrestomathy is presented in the original language, accompanied by an authoritative translation into a modern European language to make it accessible to specialists of other fields. Many texts are, moreover, accompanied by a commentary highlighting crucial points of interest, problematic issues and connections to the information revealed in other sources. The sourcebook is the outcome of an interdisciplinary workshop held at Eà¶tvà¶s Lorà¡nd University (Budapest, Hungary) in August 2017, organised by the project Beyond Boundaries and funded by the European Research Council. The initial compilation of source texts was selectively presented, analysed and discussed at this workshop, culminating in the present volume, whose publication has also been supported by the European Research Council. The authors and the editor present the book to the community of scholars and enthusiasts in hopes that, by making pertinent primary sources accessible, it will serve as a solid foundation on which to base future research. The included commentaries are thus not intended to be exhaustive, but to instigate further inquiry.
Project(s)
Beyond Boundaries: Religion, Region, Language and the State
Editor
Balogh, Dà¡niel
Funder
| Funder name | Awards |
European Research Council | 609823 |
Publisher
Barkhuis
Place of publication
Groningen
Rights statement
In Copyright