The Secret History of the Mongols (First impression) (2 vols.)

A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-90-04-13159-0
Verlag: Brill Academic Publishers

Buch, Englisch, 644 Seiten, Gewicht: 2858 g

The 13th century Secret History of the Mongols, covering the great C¡inggis Qan's (1162-1227) ancestry and life, stands out as a literary monument of first magnitude.Written partly in prose and partly in epic poetry, it is the major native source on C¡inggis Qan, also dealing with part of the reign of his son and successor Ögödei (1229-41). This true handbook contains an historical introduction, a full translation of the chronicle in accessible English, plus an extensive commentary. Indispensable for the historian, the Sino-Mongolist, the Altaic philologist, and anyone interested in comparative literature and Central Asian folklore.

Zielgruppe

Historians of China and Central Asia in the 12th-13th centuries, Sino-Mongolists, Altaic philologists and anyone interested in the literature and folklore of nomadic peoples.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rachewiltz, Igor de

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturen sonstiger Sprachräume Ural-Altaische Literaturen
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Igor De Rachewiltz, Ph.D. (1961) in Chinese History, The Australian National University, has published extensively on the political and cultural history of China and Mongolia in the 12th-14th centuries, and on Sino- Mongolian philology. He is at present a Visiting Fellow in the Pacific and Asian History Division of the ANU.