Civilizations and Cultures of Ancient Central Asia
A special issue of Humanities (ISSN 2076-0787). This special issue belongs to the section "Cultural Studies & Critical Theory in the Humanities".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 412
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The region of Central Asia, which stretches from the Iranian Plateau to the Tarim Basin, and from the Hindu Kush to the Siberian steppe, has been a key component of numerous major imperial states from the early second millennium BCE through to the twentieth century. Located at the ‘crossroads of Eurasia’, Central Asia has also played a key role in transregional and trans-civilizational exchanges via the Silk Roads and other major trade routes. This Special Issue of Humanities explores some of the key civilizations and cultures that have played a role in the history of Central Asia, and as befits a journal dedicated to achievements in the humanities, focuses in particular on the artistic, architectural, religious and intellectual achievements of these important civilizations and cultures.
Prof. Craig Benjamin
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Central Asia
- Oxus civilization
- Achaemenid Empire
- Hellenistic era
- Greco-Bactrian Kingdom
- Xiongnu
- Kushan Empire
- Parthian Empire
- Sasanian Empire
- Sogdians
- Tarim Basin
- Turkic Khaganates
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