Collana | Eurasiatica
Miscellanea | Borders
Capitolo | Flying over Boundaries
Abstract
The focus is on the representation of auspicious birds in Sino-Sogdian funerary monuments. These birds can be portrayed with a halo behind the head and ribbons attached to their neck. Special emphasis is given to their connection with the mythical Iranian bird, the Simurgh, and the concept of Farr (‘glory, charisma’). In particular, an attempt is made to shed some light on the possible association between the Simurgh, the ‘Western’ Phoenix, and the Chinese Fenghuang.
Lingua: en
Keywords Sino-Sogdian art • Simurgh • Phoenix • Fenghuang
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Introduction
0 Crossings
1 A Marchland of Words
2 Inspecting Perimeters
3 Iconography on a Threshold
4 Lines of Transition
5 On the Limes
6 Identity and the Others
7 Mirrors and Beyond
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ECF_chapter_79 |
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Compareti Matteo |
dc.title |
Flying over Boundaries. Auspicious Birds in Sino-Sogdian Funerary Art |
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Capitolo |
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en |
dc.description.abstract |
The focus is on the representation of auspicious birds in Sino-Sogdian funerary monuments. These birds can be portrayed with a halo behind the head and ribbons attached to their neck. Special emphasis is given to their connection with the mythical Iranian bird, the Simurgh, and the concept of Farr (‘glory, charisma’). In particular, an attempt is made to shed some light on the possible association between the Simurgh, the ‘Western’ Phoenix, and the Chinese Fenghuang. |
dc.relation.ispartof |
Eurasiatica |
dc.publisher |
Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing |
dc.issued |
2016-08-03 |
dc.identifier.uri |
http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-101-0/flying-over-boundaries/ |
dc.identifier.doi |
10.14277/978-88-6969-100-3/006 |
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2610-8879 |
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2610-9433 |
dc.identifier.isbn |
978-88-6969-101-0 |
dc.identifier.eisbn |
978-88-6969-100-3 |
dc.rights |
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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with fulltext |
item.grantfulltext |
open |
dc.peer-review |
yes |
dc.subject |
Fenghuang |
dc.subject |
Fenghuang |
dc.subject |
Phoenix |
dc.subject |
Phoenix |
dc.subject |
Simurgh |
dc.subject |
Simurgh |
dc.subject |
Sino-Sogdian art |
dc.subject |
Sino-Sogdian art |
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