Sinor Denis. Studies in Medieval Inner Asia

London: Variorum Reprints, 1997. — 360 p.This PDF is for personal research only and not for any commercial use.
Please go to the publisher's website to order a paper copy of this book.The nineteen articles in this study cover a wide field of subjects pertaining to the medieval history and civilization of inner Asia and its contact with the Western world. The essays look at the practices of the Turks, the Mongols and other inhabitants of medieval inner Asia.
The Eastern sphere: the establishment and dissolution of the Turk empire; the legendary origin of the Turks; some components of the civilization of the Turks (6th to 8th century AD); "Umay", a Mongol spirit honoured by the Turks; the Uighur Empire of Mongolia. The Western sphere: reflexions sur la presence Turco-Mongole dans le monde mediterraneen et pontique a l'epoque pre-ottomane; the historical Attila; Western information on the Kitans and some related questions; le Mongol vu par l'Occident; some Latin sources on the Khanate of Uzbek; Qungyar - a curious Mongol appellation of the Turks. Civilization: the greed of the northern Barbarian; the inner Asian warriors; the making of a great Kahn; interpreters in medieval inner Asia; diplomatic practices in medieval inner Asia; taking an oath over a dog cut in two; the custom of scalping in inner Asia; languages and cultural exchange along the silk roads.