Dunhuang Studies Dictionary (Essential Edition)

Author: Ji Xianlin (Editor)
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Publish Date: 1998-12-01
Features: The compilation and publication project of the Encyclopedia of Dunhuang Studies was jointly initiated by the Dunhuang-Turfan Society of China, the Dunhuang Academy, and Shanghai Ci Shu Press. Over 100 experts and scholars from more than 20 universities and research institutions across the country participated. The book contains over 900 entries, with a total of approximately 2 million words, over 700 illustrations, including more than 100 color images. The content covers overviews of Dunhuang art from various eras, detailed introductions to dozens of representative caves, and descriptions of Dunhuang documents. The book dedicates one-sixth of its pages to introducing the history and current state of Dunhuang studies, including the collection of Dunhuang documents and the process of their compilation, and incorporates the latest achievements in Dunhuang studies from recent years. The Encyclopedia of Dunhuang Studies is a specialized encyclopedia, with important entries often exceeding a thousand words in annotation. The first entry, "Dunhuang," is particularly lengthy, spanning 14,000 words, while the entry "Dunhuang Studies" was personally written by Professor Ji Xianlin. The book also includes a number of valuable appendices.
Dunhuang studies encompass an extremely rich content and involve numerous disciplines. The art of Dunhuang cave temples is world-renowned. This book comprehensively reflects this, covering: art from various eras and representative caves; painted sculptures; Jataka tales, cause-and-effect tales, and preaching scenes; Buddhist transformation paintings; Buddhist historical site paintings and auspicious image paintings; architectural paintings; paintings of daily life and landscapes; patterns; clothing; mural techniques; cave temple archaeology; cave temple preservation; as well as the paintings left behind in the Library Cave, music and dance, calligraphy and seals, and more.
Dunhuang manuscripts are world-renowned. This book comprehensively reflects this, covering: geography; historical figures; politics, law, military, and economy; ceremonial rites, guilds, folk customs, and inscriptions on manuscripts; ethnic groups and minority languages; language and literature; editions, education, and sports; mathematics, astronomy and calendar, medicine, and divination; Buddhist, Taoist, Manichaean, and Nestorian scriptures and monasteries; the Four Books (Confucian classics), etc.
The study of Dunhuang has spanned nearly a century, with scholars across the country working diligently, achieving fruitful results. This book also comprehensively reflects this, covering: public and private collections and numbering systems; publications and journals; academic organizations, conferences, and exhibitions; modern and contemporary figures. The book also includes rich appendices.
This is the first large-scale specialized encyclopedia in the form of a reference tool to reflect the achievements of Dunhuang studies both domestically and internationally. It holds significant reference value for the numerous disciplines related to Dunhuang studies.
Dunhuang studies encompass an extremely rich content and involve numerous disciplines. The art of Dunhuang cave temples is world-renowned. This book comprehensively reflects this, covering: art from various eras and representative caves; painted sculptures; Jataka tales, cause-and-effect tales, and preaching scenes; Buddhist transformation paintings; Buddhist historical site paintings and auspicious image paintings; architectural paintings; paintings of daily life and landscapes; patterns; clothing; mural techniques; cave temple archaeology; cave temple preservation; as well as the paintings left behind in the Library Cave, music and dance, calligraphy and seals, and more.
Dunhuang manuscripts are world-renowned. This book comprehensively reflects this, covering: geography; historical figures; politics, law, military, and economy; ceremonial rites, guilds, folk customs, and inscriptions on manuscripts; ethnic groups and minority languages; language and literature; editions, education, and sports; mathematics, astronomy and calendar, medicine, and divination; Buddhist, Taoist, Manichaean, and Nestorian scriptures and monasteries; the Four Books (Confucian classics), etc.
The study of Dunhuang has spanned nearly a century, with scholars across the country working diligently, achieving fruitful results. This book also comprehensively reflects this, covering: public and private collections and numbering systems; publications and journals; academic organizations, conferences, and exhibitions; modern and contemporary figures. The book also includes rich appendices.
This is the first large-scale specialized encyclopedia in the form of a reference tool to reflect the achievements of Dunhuang studies both domestically and internationally. It holds significant reference value for the numerous disciplines related to Dunhuang studies.