In The Mongol Empire between Myth and Reality, Denise Aigle presents the Mongol empire as a moment of contact between political ideologies, religions, cultures and languages, and, in terms of reciprocal representations, between the Far East, the Muslim East, and the Latin West. The first part is devoted to "The memoria of the Mongols in historical and literary sources" in which she examines how the Mongol rulers were perceived by the peoples with whom they were in contact. In "Shamanism and Islam" she studies the perception of shamanism by Muslim authors and their attempts to integrate...
In The Mongol Empire between Myth and Reality, Denise Aigle presents the Mongol empire as a moment of contact between political ideologies, rel...
This volume is intended as an homage paid to Francoise Aubin by her French and foreign colleagues. The contributions to this Festschrift cluster around themes which are also key nodes in Francoise Aubin's research. The majority of the altogether 28 contributions is in French. The Festschrift includes a bibliography of Francoise Aubin up to 2010.
This volume is intended as an homage paid to Francoise Aubin by her French and foreign colleagues. The contributions to this Festschrift cluster aroun...
