Book
Uyghurs and Uyghur identity
University of Pennsylvania. • Philadelphia, Pa. • Published In 2005 • Pages: 44
By: Kamberi, Dolkun.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is an article on Uyghur identity from the perspective of an elite Uyghur scholar, who examines elements of Uyghur history and culture—including language, literature, art, music and religion—to weave together a "Great Tradition" of Uyghur civilization. Included are samples of the different scripts used by Uyghurs since Medieval times.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Cultural goals
- Phonology
- Writing
- Verbal arts
- Form and rules of government
- Chief executive
- External relations
- Theological systems
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Uyghur
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2023
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Asia
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Central Asia
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2014
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- not applicable
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 200 BCE–1950 CE
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, People's Republic of China
- NotesAdditional notes
- Dolkun Kamberi
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-44)
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Uighur (Turkic people)