Article
Asian Studies
Richard McCLARY, Ana Marija Grbanovic
Summary: This article re-examines the construction and decoration phases of the shrine of 'Abd al-Samad in Natanz, tracing its architectural elements back to the Seljuq period and demonstrating its transformation into a pilgrimage center through various redecorations.
JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY
(2022)
Article
Area Studies
Sooyong Kim
Summary: Scholars have traditionally focused on Ottoman poet Nef?i's refinement of Turkish panegyric and invective, neglecting his Persian poetry. This article addresses Nef?i's engagement with poetic renewal and disputes about adopting Eastern styles, ultimately suggesting that his work contributes to making Ottoman poetry distinctively fresh.
Article
Area Studies
Mark R. Thompson
Summary: This article analyzes the paradoxes that liberalism faces in Southeast Asia, including how liberals often turn against elected governments or are reluctant to challenge extremists after authoritarian rule gives way to democracy, and how liberals in some countries initially used cultural arguments to uphold civil liberties but later became reluctant to criticize exclusivist forms of ethno-nationalism.
ASIAN STUDIES REVIEW
(2023)
Editorial Material
Asian Studies
Minakshi Menon
Summary: This article explores the concepts of "indigenous knowledges" and "colonial sciences" and their meanings in different disciplines and contexts. It also addresses the translation of terms and the differences that arise when categories move across disciplines.
SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
(2022)
Article
Asian Studies
Yao (Nancy) Ji, Heide Imai
Summary: This paper argues the importance of studying the impacts of COVID-19 on areas outside major cities in Japan, using Ishinomaki as a case study. Ishinomaki has successfully undergone post-disaster reconstruction and rural revitalization through creativity and bottom-up approaches. The paper presents personal narratives of residents and social networks using an ethnographic approach, highlighting the importance of soft infrastructure.
ASIAN STUDIES-AZIJSKE STUDIJE
(2022)
Article
Asian Studies
Jana S. Rosker
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of solving global problems on a global scale. This paper examines the role of digital technologies in China and the wider Sinic region, and the cultural influence on perceptions of digital objects. By understanding the cultural differences and commonalities in the global processes of digitalization, we can better address the dangers and opportunities of cross-cultural interactions in this area.
ASIAN STUDIES-AZIJSKE STUDIJE
(2022)
Article
Area Studies
Rakesh Ankit
Summary: This article attempts to explore the pre-history of the publication of The Transfer of Power documents in the 1960s, shedding light on the external reasons, internal motivations, and methods involved in shaping historiography on the original transfer of power.
SOUTH ASIA-JOURNAL OF SOUTH ASIAN STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Asian Studies
Mark Allon
Summary: This article discusses the composition and transmission of early Buddhist texts, focusing specifically on sutras. The author briefly summarizes the reasons why these oral compositions were likely designed to be memorized and transmitted verbatim, and then discusses the main types of changes that occurred during their transmission and the reasons for such changes. The article also addresses the challenge that intentional changes posed to the oral transmission of fixed, memorized texts.
JOURNAL OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
(2022)
Article
Asian Studies
Eviatar Shulman
Summary: The play of formulas is a new theory that suggests early Buddhist discourses were composed of formulas, emphasizing literary aesthetics and emotional appeal over historical accuracy. Formulas combine to create meaningful textual patterns, representing different audiences through unique narrative trajectories and doctrinal emphases.
JOURNAL OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY
(2022)
Article
Asian Studies
Muhammad Salman Khan
Summary: This paper contributes to the understanding of dance as an art form and its spatial reconfiguration in the Pakhtun society of the Swat Valley, Pakistan. By drawing on anthropological, historical and archaeological literatures, as well as interviews with various individuals, the study goes beyond the politically and economically embedded local and international literature on dancing girls. It provides a deeper insight into the cultural significance of dance in the Pakhtun society.
SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY AND CULTURE
(2022)
Article
Archaeology
Moujan Matin
Summary: Stonepaste ceramics, believed to have been produced from the eleventh/twelfth century in the Islamic lands, played a significant role in the development of medieval Islamic ceramics and were commonly used for high-quality pottery. Research on stonepaste ceramic production at the medieval site of Moshkin Tepe in Central Iran provides valuable insights into the characteristics of these ceramics and their manufacturing process.
IRAN-JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF PERSIAN STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Film, Radio, Television
Isabel Huacuja Alonso
Summary: Binaca Geetmala was a long-running radio programme that popularized Hindi film songs by using charts and specific terminology. It emphasized the "commonness" of the songs and encouraged listener participation, reflecting the political culture of post-independent India.
BIOSCOPE-SOUTH ASIAN SCREEN STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Asian Studies
Adhira Mangalagiri, Tansen Sen
Summary: This article is an introduction to a special issue that aims to discuss the relevance, methods, and benefits of studying China and India together. It first discusses the reasons for studying China and India together, then outlines the historical pairing of China and India and the methodological approaches used in recent scholarship. Overall, this introduction reflects on the challenges and opportunities of conducting China-India research and suggests the contributions that the conceptual pairing of China and India can make to other fields of study.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ASIAN STUDIES
(2022)
Article
Asian Studies
Mohammed Nour Abu Guba, Bassil Mashaqba, Anas Huneety
Summary: This study investigates polysyllabic shortening in Arabic for the first time. It aims to determine the level at which Modern Standard Arabic employs this phonetic mechanism, commonly seen in stress-timed languages. Data from 10 Jordanian speakers reading 6 sets of words representing the six monophthongs in Arabic were analyzed. The acoustic analysis of 180 vowels showed that vowels in monosyllabic words were significantly longer than those in polysyllabic words, but the differences between vowels in disyllabic and trisyllabic words were smaller. The findings suggest that polysyllabic shortening is not used to maintain stress-timed rhythm, but rather as a universal phonetic feature that varies with the rhythm of each language.
JOURNAL OF SEMITIC STUDIES
(2023)
Article
Asian Studies
L. Chenyang
Summary: The article argues for three points: the need to make Chinese philosophy a world philosophy, the importance of not historicizing philosophy to promote its development, and the effectiveness of comparative philosophy in studying and developing Chinese philosophy on a global scale.
ASIAN STUDIES-AZIJSKE STUDIJE
(2022)
Article
Asian Studies
David Bartosch
Summary: This article provides a transcultural and transversal investigation on the philosophical problem of knowing non-knowing. It develops new transcultural concepts, such as implicate logic, reflecting on the unity of unity and difference and the possibility of thinking. Through the analysis of various philosophers, the article differentiates implicate logic from Aristotelian logic and Hegelian dialectics and explores its role as a methodological foundation for further development in the fields of transcultural-comparative, trans-comparative, and global philosophy.
ASIAN STUDIES-AZIJSKE STUDIJE
(2022)
Article
Area Studies
Eve Ng, Xiaomeng Li
Summary: Chinese 'boys' love' television dramas have gained immense popularity both in China and globally. While LGBTQ content is often censored by state authorities, Chinese state media has praised some of these series using nationalist language. This phenomenon, known as brand nohomonationalism, seeks to promote Chinese cultural power while containing the queer transgressiveness of these texts. Despite recent restrictions, this commentary is part of the Chinese government's efforts to exercise ideological authority over popular culture, and analyzing it provides insights into the co-construction of sexual and national identities.
ASIAN STUDIES REVIEW
(2023)
Proceedings Paper
Asian Studies
Yana Yovcheva
Summary: This research aims to investigate why Japanese migrants choose non-English-speaking Europe over English-speaking countries. The study shows that gender inequality and gender socialization play a significant role in motivating Japanese women to engage with the social imaginary about Western destinations and take action on their aspirations, especially when it comes to Western Europe. The research also discovers that Western Europe is perceived as more attractive for Japanese women due to its Western social norms, opportunities, and high culture.
TWELFTH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION OF ASIA SCHOLARS (ICAS 12)
(2022)
Article
Asian Studies
Tea Sernelj
Summary: The article examines the specifics of the Chinese containment measures of the COVID-19 pandemic and their social consequences at the beginning of 2021. The author analyzes empirical psychological research on distress and anxiety in China during the first wave of the pandemic, exploring the relationship between individual anxiety, the absence of faith in higher transcendent forces, and social isolation. The study shows that the specifically Chinese kind of anxiety, rooted in concerned consciousness, is closely linked to the relational nature of Chinese ethics and the traditional understanding of human destiny.
ASIAN STUDIES-AZIJSKE STUDIJE
(2022)
Article
Asian Studies
Tamara Ditrich
Summary: This article explores the issues of greed and fear from the perspective of Buddhist philosophy and proposes a different conceptualization that emphasizes the ethical dimension of cognitive processes. By studying ancient Indian cognitive models, new approaches and understandings for addressing contemporary ethical challenges can be found.
ASIAN STUDIES-AZIJSKE STUDIJE
(2022)
