The ‘Sogdian Deities’ Twenty Years on: A Reconsideration of a Small Painting from Dunhuang
In this article I reconsider the reasons why the so-called ‘Sogdian deities’ became so well-known in Dunhuang (敦煌) studies, Zoroastrian studies and Silk Road studies and present new evidence that supports my original view that a small painting on paper, P. 4518 (24), was made for a specifically Uygh...
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Type de support: | Électronique Article |
Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2022
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Dynamics in the history of religions
Année: 2022, Volume: 12, Pages: 153-204 |
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Altaische & Ostasiatische Sprachen
B Kunstgeschichte B 历史 B Sprache und Linguistik B Allgemein B Asien-Studien B Religionswissenschaften B Uralische B Ostasiatische Geschichte B Zentralasien |
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Résumé: | In this article I reconsider the reasons why the so-called ‘Sogdian deities’ became so well-known in Dunhuang (敦煌) studies, Zoroastrian studies and Silk Road studies and present new evidence that supports my original view that a small painting on paper, P. 4518 (24), was made for a specifically Uyghur donor in Dunhuang, who was most probably Buddhist. It may also show Manichaean features, as Uyghur Buddhist art in the early period frequently did. Finally, I consider the possibility that the female deity on the right may have an astral meaning and is seated on a dog symbolising Sirius the dog star. |
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Contient: | Enthalten in: Dynamics in the history of religions
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004508446_007 |