Бухара в Средние века. На стыке персидских традиций и исламской культуры.

Centers of Civilization

by Richard N. Frye

The principle city in an oasis in the desert, Bukhara was conquered by the Arab invaders in 674. But it was under the Persian Samanid dynasty that the city reached its height. Its agrarian economy provided products for the caravans which extended its sphere of trade. The political and religious interests of the people were guided by a well-organized bureaucracy. Poetry, music, architecture, and calligraphy flourished. Today Bukhara is in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

Genres: History

223 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2016

Reviews

[Bob Newman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I first read this book 50 years ago and the longer I live, the more impressed I am with it. It gave me a deep appreciation for the Arab-Persian-Turkic fusion that took place in Central Asia in the years 900-1100 (approx). The first wave of Islam hit the valleys of Central Asia and its Iranian civilization and then the nomadic Turks were absorbed as well, often first as slaves or mercenaries. The Islam that this melding created was the one that came to the Indian subcontinent, even if the Arabs had landed in Sindh a couple centuries earlier. Though Wahabi/Salafist trends have reared their heads in India-Pakistan nowadays, the older, more flexible versions of Islam stem more from the Bukharan source. I thought of this book any number of times as I taught Indian studies over the years and feel that it was one of the influential books in molding how I think about South Asia. It can only be even more useful today, when competing versions of Islam exist there and people try to invent different pasts. If you are interested in Islam, in Central and South Asia, in Iran or Turkish history, this book could be seminal in your thinking. If it is not the easiest read you will ever encounter, that may be the price you have to pay.

[Mohammad Pharhangian · Rating 5 out of 5]

پیشنهاد میکنم دوستان بخونن، خیلی خوب نوشتن
در ایران بنگاه نشر و ترجمه منشر کردن

[Yury Lyandres · Rating 5 out of 5]

Книга охватывает период от арабского до монгольского вторжения с упором на династию Саманидов в Хв. Как обычно, Центрполиграф выкинул все ссылки, но разбавил текст комментариями переводчика. Книга старая, но читается легко: этому способствует последовательное изложение с чередующимися рассказами о местной политике и исламской культуре.

[Ana-Maria Bujor · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some interesting things, especially about culture, religion, and general events in the area. However, but it may be just me, I got lost at times among all the battles and rulers. But as not much is known about many of them, I guess that makes sense. Worth checking out for anyone interested in the region.

[Angelika · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Мировая цивилизация, которую мы называем исламской, чрезвычайно обязана Бухаре и Трансоксиане, которые стали местами, где тюрки впервые получили образование, когда влились в исламский мир."