Khotanese Manuscripts from Chinese Turkestan in the British Library
A Complete Catalogue with Texts and Translations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3958355 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Valerie Hansen (0009-0002-9967-4584, corresponding author), Prods Oktor Sklervo, Ursula Sims-Williams, Ursula Sims‐Williams (0000-0002-7361-7779) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Volume | 124 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 380 |
| Publication date | 2004-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the American Oriental Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0003-0279 • E-ISSN: 2169-2289 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/4132244 |
| OpenAlex | W1972280444 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
This catalogue describes the 2500 Khotanese manuscripts in the British Library's Aurel Stein and other Central Asian collections, including Buddhist and secular texts that enhance our understanding of northern Mahayana (as well as Vajrayana at Dunhuang) and the history of the southern Silk Road in the 5th-10th centuries. It includes a comprehensive introduction to the collections and the historical background of the manuscripts
Ancient history · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Indian and Buddhist Studies · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East
Chapter Two. Historical Contexts For The Emergence And Transmission Of Buddhism Within South Asia
Forms of Mobility in the Southern Tarim Basin in the 7th to 10th Centuries
Action nouns in *-i̯a- and a new verbal stem *jsīn- "to kill" in Khotanese
Newly Identified Khotanese Fragments in the British Library and Their Chinese Parallels
A Sogdian Medical Text from Turfan
Further Old Khotanese Texts in ‘Metre B’
Were Textiles used as Money in Khotan in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,47 |
| Citation span | 2011 - 2025 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |