Dunhuang Turpan Astronomical and Calendar Studies

Author: Deng Wenkuan
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Publish Date: 2002-09-01
Features: This book is divided into seven parts, presenting a comprehensive overview of the Dunhuang and Turpan almanacs to the world. The first part is primarily within the realm of astronomical astrology; the second part focuses on a comprehensive discussion of the Dunhuang almanacs; the third part covers specific issues and case studies of the Dunhuang almanacs; the fourth part deals with the dating and interpretation of the surviving Dunhuang almanacs unearthed in Turpan; the fifth part discusses the dating and interpretation of several surviving Dunhuang almanacs unearthed in Khara-Khoto; the sixth part includes several texts on bamboo slip studies that are somewhat related to ancient calendar research; the seventh part is the appendix. Professor Deng Wenkuan's collection of essays, Studies on Dunhuang and Turpan Astronomical Calendars, is be published. This is his second collection of essays after The Collected Works of Dunhuang and Turpan Studies (Taipei, Xinwenfeng Publishing Company, 1996), and it is also a companion work to his Collected and Annotated Astronomical Calendar Documents from Dunhuang and Turpan (Jiangsu Ancient Books Publishing House, 1996) and Astronomical Calendars Unearthed from Dunhuang and Turpan (Henan Education Publishing House, 1997). These two document compendia and the be published collection of essays can be considered a trilogy, reflecting Professor Wenkuan's years of dedicated research on the astronomical calendar documents unearthed from Dunhuang, Turpan, and Khara-Khoto, as well as those scattered across the world.