{"title":"Review of “Walravens, Hartmut / Stache-Weiske, Agnes 2021. Der Linguist Anton Schiefner (1817–1879) und sein Netzwerk”","authors":"M. Knüppel","doi":"10.1556/062.2022.00229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2022.00229","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44092,"journal":{"name":"Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76467624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
In Turkic, hendiadys has an important place as a method that is used for the emphasis of an expression. In addition to Old Turkic inscriptions, hendiadyses, which are often used in Old Uyghur texts, still survive in contemporary Turkic languages. In this article, the hendiadys of yogun yolpa i.e. ‘unmannerly, cumbersome, rude, ugly’ which appears only once (hapax legomenon) in Old Uyghur texts, and never in works from other periods, will be studied in comparison to examples from contemporary Turkic languages. The etymology of the two words yogun and yolpa which form the hendiadys will be investigated. The first element of the hendiadys, yogun, ‘intense, rude, rough, ugly’ has already been the subject of various studies. The other element of the hendiadys, the word yolpa, which does not appear in any other text, is analysed in this article.
{"title":"A Study on the Hapax Legomenon ‘yogun yolpa’ Hendiadys in Old Uyghur","authors":"Zemire Gulcali","doi":"10.1556/062.2022.00177","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2022.00177","url":null,"abstract":"In Turkic, hendiadys has an important place as a method that is used for the\u0000 emphasis of an expression. In addition to Old Turkic inscriptions, hendiadyses,\u0000 which are often used in Old Uyghur texts, still survive in contemporary Turkic\u0000 languages. In this article, the hendiadys of yogun yolpa i.e.\u0000 ‘unmannerly, cumbersome, rude, ugly’ which appears only once (hapax legomenon)\u0000 in Old Uyghur texts, and never in works from other periods, will be studied in\u0000 comparison to examples from contemporary Turkic languages. The etymology of the\u0000 two words yogun and yolpa which form the\u0000 hendiadys will be investigated. The first element of the hendiadys,\u0000 yogun, ‘intense, rude, rough, ugly’ has already been the\u0000 subject of various studies. The other element of the hendiadys, the word\u0000 yolpa, which does not appear in any other text, is analysed\u0000 in this article.","PeriodicalId":44092,"journal":{"name":"Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78256164","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Among the recent archaeological finds in Tuyuq are several Old Uighur texts related to Tantric practices in the cave monasteries in the Mongol time. A fragment from Cave 24 preserves an unidentified text related to the Mahākāla rites, which has not been attested before. A fragment from Cave 54 provides us a new kind of manuscript of the Baxšï Ögdisi, which is different from the previously identified manuscripts from Dunhuang and Turfan. Another fragment from Cave 57 preserves a list of dates that can be identified as the days on which the lamp-lighting ceremony influenced by Chinese tantric Buddhism should have been held. Three wooden tablets with Uighur texts probably belong to guest monks or donors. These materials provide precious new information on the ritual and daily life of the Uighur Buddhist community in Tuyuq.
{"title":"Philological Study of Several Old Uighur Tantric Manuscripts Recently Unearthed from Tuyuq, Xinjiang","authors":"M. Fu, Lidong Xia","doi":"10.1556/062.2022.00153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2022.00153","url":null,"abstract":"Among the recent archaeological finds in Tuyuq are several Old Uighur texts\u0000 related to Tantric practices in the cave monasteries in the Mongol time. A\u0000 fragment from Cave 24 preserves an unidentified text related to the Mahākāla\u0000 rites, which has not been attested before. A fragment from Cave 54 provides us a\u0000 new kind of manuscript of the Baxšï Ögdisi, which is different\u0000 from the previously identified manuscripts from Dunhuang and Turfan. Another\u0000 fragment from Cave 57 preserves a list of dates that can be identified as the\u0000 days on which the lamp-lighting ceremony influenced by Chinese tantric Buddhism\u0000 should have been held. Three wooden tablets with Uighur texts probably belong to\u0000 guest monks or donors. These materials provide precious new information on the\u0000 ritual and daily life of the Uighur Buddhist community in Tuyuq.","PeriodicalId":44092,"journal":{"name":"Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88422572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kālidāsa’s nāṭakas, namely the Abhijñānaśākuntala and the Vikramorvaśīya are undisputedly among the greatest works of Sanskrit literature. Thus it is not surprising that there have already been many excellent literary interpretations focusing on these works. My aim is not to augment this list, but instead I intend to shed some light on the less-investigated political message of these dramas. In other words, I am attempting to re-read Kālidāsa’s plays as pieces of political theatre.
{"title":"Kālidāsa and the Bastard Son •","authors":"Péter Száler","doi":"10.1556/062.2022.00174","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2022.00174","url":null,"abstract":"Kālidāsa’s nāṭakas, namely the\u0000 Abhijñānaśākuntala and the Vikramorvaśīya\u0000 are undisputedly among the greatest works of Sanskrit literature. Thus it is not\u0000 surprising that there have already been many excellent literary interpretations\u0000 focusing on these works. My aim is not to augment this list, but instead I\u0000 intend to shed some light on the less-investigated political message of these\u0000 dramas. In other words, I am attempting to re-read Kālidāsa’s plays as pieces of\u0000 political theatre.","PeriodicalId":44092,"journal":{"name":"Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77811348","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The paper constitutes part of a long-range series aiming, step by step, to identify the Afro-Asiatic heritage in the etymologically little explored lexicon of Omotic (West Ethiopia), a branch displaying the least of Afro- Asiatic traits among the six branches of this ancient macrofamily.
{"title":"Omotic Lexicon in Its Afro-Asiatic Setting IV: Addenda to Omotic *b-","authors":"G. Takács","doi":"10.1556/062.2022.00199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2022.00199","url":null,"abstract":"The paper constitutes part of a long-range series aiming, step by step, to\u0000 identify the Afro-Asiatic heritage in the etymologically little explored lexicon\u0000 of Omotic (West Ethiopia), a branch displaying the least of Afro- Asiatic traits\u0000 among the six branches of this ancient macrofamily.","PeriodicalId":44092,"journal":{"name":"Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80066402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The Precious Scroll of Watermelons (the earliest known manuscript is dated 1867) is a representative example of narrative texts used in the scroll recitation practices of southern Jiangsu since the nineteenth century. It uses a subject widespread in folklore to propagate belief in Bodhisattva Guanyin, a popular Buddhist deity, and thus it combines indoctrination with didacticism and entertainment. A comparison of several variants of the Precious Scroll of Watermelons (falling in between 1867 and 1989) demonstrates the evolution of its functions and cultural meaning in the modern practice of precious scrolls recitation, taking ‘telling scriptures’ of Changshu as an example.
{"title":"The Precious Scroll of Watermelons in the Modern Performance Tradition of ‘Telling Scriptures’ in Changshu County, China","authors":"Rostislav Berezkin","doi":"10.1556/062.2022.00193","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2022.00193","url":null,"abstract":"The Precious Scroll of Watermelons (the earliest known\u0000 manuscript is dated 1867) is a representative example of narrative texts used in\u0000 the scroll recitation practices of southern Jiangsu since the nineteenth\u0000 century. It uses a subject widespread in folklore to propagate belief in\u0000 Bodhisattva Guanyin, a popular Buddhist deity, and thus it combines\u0000 indoctrination with didacticism and entertainment. A comparison of several\u0000 variants of the Precious Scroll of Watermelons (falling in\u0000 between 1867 and 1989) demonstrates the evolution of its functions and cultural\u0000 meaning in the modern practice of precious scrolls recitation, taking ‘telling\u0000 scriptures’ of Changshu as an example.","PeriodicalId":44092,"journal":{"name":"Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90490028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of “Ruth Mostern 2021. The Yellow River: A Natural and Unnatural History”","authors":"Aaron Molnar","doi":"10.1556/062.2022.00222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2022.00222","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44092,"journal":{"name":"Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80597617","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Review of “Michal Biran, Jonathan Brack and Francesca Fiaschetti (eds.) 2020. Along the Silk Roads in Mongol Eurasia. Generals, Merchants, and Intellectuals”","authors":"M. Vér","doi":"10.1556/062.2022.00228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2022.00228","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":44092,"journal":{"name":"Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81035711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
While the subject of the Venetian espionage in the Ottoman empire has received scholarly attention, no attempt has been made to study the baili’s intelligence-gathering activities on Safavid issues in a systematic way. Through the close scrutiny of baili dispatches and other relevant materials of the Venetian State archives, this paper examines the role of the Venetian diplomats in Istanbul in information-gathering on the Safavids. It demonstrates that the baili used various techniques, particularly gifting, bribery, and information exchange with the Ottoman officials in order to collect and transmit to Venice a wide range of information on Ottomans’ arch-rivals, the Safavids.
{"title":"Venice’s Knowledge of the Qizilbash – The Importance of the Role of the Venetian Baili in Intelligence-Gathering on the Safavids","authors":"A. Guliyev","doi":"10.1556/062.2022.00116","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1556/062.2022.00116","url":null,"abstract":"While the subject of the Venetian espionage in the Ottoman empire has received\u0000 scholarly attention, no attempt has been made to study the baili’s\u0000 intelligence-gathering activities on Safavid issues in a systematic way. Through\u0000 the close scrutiny of baili dispatches and other relevant materials of the\u0000 Venetian State archives, this paper examines the role of the Venetian diplomats\u0000 in Istanbul in information-gathering on the Safavids. It demonstrates that the\u0000 baili used various techniques, particularly gifting, bribery, and information\u0000 exchange with the Ottoman officials in order to collect and transmit to Venice a\u0000 wide range of information on Ottomans’ arch-rivals, the Safavids.","PeriodicalId":44092,"journal":{"name":"Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88750474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The article will point to the fact that there is vast scope for acquiring the manuscripts of forgotten Sanskrit texts and editingthem on the basis of all possible helpful sources. Instead of treading the conventional paths, young scholars should attempt to take up new subjects based on the study of the manuscripts of unknown or forgotten Sanskrit texts.
{"title":"Editing the Manuscripts of Forgotten Sanskrit Texts","authors":"S. Bahulkar","doi":"10.5617/ao.9394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5617/ao.9394","url":null,"abstract":"The article will point to the fact that there is vast scope for acquiring the manuscripts of forgotten Sanskrit texts and editingthem on the basis of all possible helpful sources. Instead of treading the conventional paths, young scholars should attempt to take up new subjects based on the study of the manuscripts of unknown or forgotten Sanskrit texts.","PeriodicalId":44092,"journal":{"name":"Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2022-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87834424","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"历史学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}