Research on History, Arts and Culture in Tajikistan

Research on History, Arts and Culture in Tajikistan Kısa Özet

A varietyof specific topics relatingtoscholarly research on history,artandculturecomeunder focus in thisbook through thelensesof leadingspecialists. This is thecollection of thepaperspresentedduringtheInternational RoundTableconductedbyIRCICA andthe National AcademyofSciencesofTajikistan through its Institute of History, Archeology and Ethnography, in Dushanbe, in September 2019. The round table was designed to encompass practical, methodological andotheroperational aspectsof research with respect to multifarious topics involvedin history, art andculture. The resultingspecialized studies are grouped in the book under the area headings of: archeology, architecture, history of art, numismatics, studies on manuscripts and Arabic documents and epigraphy. The authors, participants in the round-table, are experts from academies, universities, museums and cultural institutes. Nineteen articles, with rich illustrations consisting of photographs of monuments and artifacts and reproductions of documents, are collected in this book. The latter is expected to meet theinterestof thescholarly community concerned, increaseawarenessanddeepen theperception of researchersabout the history,artsandculture of Tajikistan and its region.