Alexander Zorin
Biographic Data
| ID | 3636072 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Zorin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander |
| FAMILY NAME | Zorin |
| SIGNATURE | ZORIN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hebrew University of Jerusalem |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Some Unknown Episodes in the History of Buddhist and Indian Studies in Anton Schiefner’s Correspondence with Theodor Benfey and Ivan Minaev
This review article is based on the published corpus of letters by Franz Anton Schiefner (1817–1879) addressed to various Russian and foreign scholars, including Theodor Benfey (1809–1881) and Ivan Pavlovich Minaev (1840–1890). The corpus, edited by Hartmut Walravens and Agnes Stache-Weiske and completed in 2022, marks the conclusion of their work on Schiefner’s surviving epistolary legacy (unfortunately, his personal archive has not survived, an…
The Ablai-kit Materials of F. Adelung in the Collection of the Russian National Library
Among the archival collections of the Russian National Library, the materials (Coll. 7) of the well- known historian, archaeographer, and linguist Friedrich von Adelung (1768–1843) hold significant importance. The main part of Adelung’s collection (183 items out of 218) consists of manuscripts and printed materials that he gathered while compiling his Übersicht aller bekannten Sprachen und ihrer Dialekte (“Overview of All Known Languages and Thei…
The Goddess of the Flaming Mouth Between India and Tibet
This article examines the evolution and potential cross-cultural adaptations of the "Goddess of the Flaming Mouth", Jvālāmukhī (Skt.) or Kha 'bar ma (Tib.), in Indic and Tibetan traditions. A minor figure in medieval Hindu Tantras, Jvālāmukhī is today best known through her tangible manifestation as natural flames in a West Himalayan temple complex in the valley of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India. The gap between her sparse portrayal in Tantric t…
Veritable Records vs. Censored History of the Serindica Laboratory at the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS
BuddhistRoad Paper 2.8 “Tibetan Texts from Kharakhoto on the Cult ofVajravārāhī”
This paper introduces all the identified Tibetan texts from Kharakhoto preserved in the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Science (IOM RAS) and the British Library that relate to the cult of the Buddhist goddess Vajravārāhī. It is a relatively wide circle of sources consisting of sādhanas, ritual texts, hymns, and yogic instructions that treat Vajravārāhī in several forms such as the Two-Faced Dancing One, Cinnamuṇḍā (th…
Dynamics of Changes in the Weapon Complex of the Tlingit in the Second Half of the 18th – mid-19th Centuries [Dinamika izmenenii v komplekse vooruzheniia indeitsev-tlinkitov vo vtoroi polovine XVIII –…
Tibetan studies in Russia
T ibeTology is one of the oldest branches of Oriental studies in Russia that used to be closely connected with foreign and inner policy of the Russian State starting from the late 17 th century. The neighborhood with various Mongolian politia and gradual spread of Russian sovereignty upon some of them caused the necessity of studying and using Tibetan along with Mongolian, Oirat, Buryat languages and also, from the 18 th century, studying Tibetan…
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Tibetan studies in Russia
T ibeTology is one of the oldest branches of Oriental studies in Russia that used to be closely connected with foreign and inner policy of the Russian State starting from the late 17 th century. The neighborhood with various Mongolian politia and gradual spread of Russian sovereignty upon some of them caused the necessity of studying and using Tibetan along with Mongolian, Oirat, Buryat languages and also, from the 18 th century, studying Tibetan…
Dynamics of Changes in the Weapon Complex of the Tlingit in the Second Half of the 18th – mid-19th Centuries [Dinamika izmenenii v komplekse vooruzheniia indeitsev-tlinkitov vo vtoroi polovine XVIII –…
Veritable Records vs. Censored History of the Serindica Laboratory at the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, RAS
BuddhistRoad Paper 2.8 “Tibetan Texts from Kharakhoto on the Cult ofVajravārāhī”
This paper introduces all the identified Tibetan texts from Kharakhoto preserved in the Institute of Oriental Manuscripts of the Russian Academy of Science (IOM RAS) and the British Library that relate to the cult of the Buddhist goddess Vajravārāhī. It is a relatively wide circle of sources consisting of sādhanas, ritual texts, hymns, and yogic instructions that treat Vajravārāhī in several forms such as the Two-Faced Dancing One, Cinnamuṇḍā (th…
The Ablai-kit Materials of F. Adelung in the Collection of the Russian National Library
Among the archival collections of the Russian National Library, the materials (Coll. 7) of the well- known historian, archaeographer, and linguist Friedrich von Adelung (1768–1843) hold significant importance. The main part of Adelung’s collection (183 items out of 218) consists of manuscripts and printed materials that he gathered while compiling his Übersicht aller bekannten Sprachen und ihrer Dialekte (“Overview of All Known Languages and Thei…
The Goddess of the Flaming Mouth Between India and Tibet
This article examines the evolution and potential cross-cultural adaptations of the "Goddess of the Flaming Mouth", Jvālāmukhī (Skt.) or Kha 'bar ma (Tib.), in Indic and Tibetan traditions. A minor figure in medieval Hindu Tantras, Jvālāmukhī is today best known through her tangible manifestation as natural flames in a West Himalayan temple complex in the valley of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, India. The gap between her sparse portrayal in Tantric t…
Some Unknown Episodes in the History of Buddhist and Indian Studies in Anton Schiefner’s Correspondence with Theodor Benfey and Ivan Minaev
This review article is based on the published corpus of letters by Franz Anton Schiefner (1817–1879) addressed to various Russian and foreign scholars, including Theodor Benfey (1809–1881) and Ivan Pavlovich Minaev (1840–1890). The corpus, edited by Hartmut Walravens and Agnes Stache-Weiske and completed in 2022, marks the conclusion of their work on Schiefner’s surviving epistolary legacy (unfortunately, his personal archive has not survived, an…
History (5 works) · Ancient history (4 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (4 works) · Buddhism (3 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Art (2 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (2 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 works) · Literature (2 works) · Sanskrit (2 works)