Bulletin of the Sinor Research Institute for Inner Asian Studies

JOTTINGSAugust 2010

A  WORD  FROM  THE  DIRECTOR

The   staff   of   the   Sinor  Research   Institute  for   Inner   Asian   Studies  welcomes   CEUS  and   other   IU   faculty   and   graduate  students  to  a  new  year  of  academic  study  and   research.   We   invite   use   of   the  Institute’s   library   in   Goodbody   144,  which   is  open  Monday-­‐Friday   from  8:00  am-­‐5:00   pm,   except   for   lunch   from  12:00-­‐1:00   pm,   for   a   class   that   meets  Tuesdays  and  Thursdays  from  1:00-­‐2:15,  and   a   second   class   that   gathers   on  Tuesdays  from  4:00-­‐6:30  pm  during   the  fall   semester.   Please   visit   the   SRIFIAS  website   for  more   information   about   the  Institute’s   2010-­‐2011   and   longer-­‐term  activities,   and  let  us  know  of   any  special  events  or  projects  with   which  we   might  assist  you,  or  any  special  additions  to  the  library  that  you  would  like  us  to  acquire.

‣ Conferences

The  Turks  and  Islam,  Sept.  11-­‐12,  2010  

The   Indiana   University   Ottoman   and  Modern  Turkish  Studies  Chair  will  host  a  mu l t i d i s c i p l i n a ry   i n t e rna t i ona l  conference   entitled   “The   Turks   and  Islam”   on   September  11-­‐12,   2010   at   IU.  The   conference   will   explore   the   many  aspects   of   the   Turkic-­‐speaking   peoples’  interactions   with   Islam   throughout   the  centuries.   For   a   preliminary   program,  please   visit   the   SRIFIAS   website   for  “News  &  Events.”

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CESS,  October  28-­‐31,  2010

The   Central   Eurasian   Studies  Society   (CESS)   will   hold   its   11th  annual   conference   at   Michigan  State   University   in   East   Lansing.    Hosting   the   gathering   will   be   the  Center   for   European,   Russian   and  Eurasian   Studies   and   the   Asian  Studies   Center.   Panels   begin   on  Friday   morning,   October   28,   and  continue   through   mid-­‐day   on  Sunday,   October   31.   For   complete  details   about   the   conference   visit  www.units .muohio.edu/cess/CFP_2010.html.  

PIAC/MonSoc,  July  10-­‐14,  2011

The   54th   annual   meeting   of   the  Permanent   International   Altaistic  Conference   (PIAC)   will   hold   its  2011   ga ther ing   a t   I nd iana  University   in   conjunction   with   the  Mongolia   Society   (MonSoc)   from  July   10-­‐14.   Further   information  will   follow   in   later   issues   of  Jottings.

‣ New  Graduate  Assistants

We   are   pleased   to   welcome   two  new   graduate   assistants—Kwang  Tae   Lee   and   Nicholas  Walmsley—as  well  as  research  associate  Aimee  Dobbs   to   the   SRIFIAS   for   the   AY  2010-­‐2011.   Kwang  Tae   is   a   native  of   South   Korea,   where   he   studied  at   Seoul   National   University.   Both  he   and  Nick,  who  hails   from  Great  Britain   and   the   School   of   Oriental  a n d   A f r i c a n   S t u d i e s ,   a r e  specializing   in   Central   Asian  history.  Aimee,  who  is  earning   her  PhD   in   history   at   IU,   has   just  returned   from   a   summer   in  Georgia   and   Azerbaijan   on   an  ARISC  Fellowship,  following  a  year  in   Azerbaijan   on   a   Fulbright    Fe l lowship   for   d issertat ion  research.  

‣ Major   purchases   with   funds  from  IU’s  Inner  Asian  and  Uralic  Nat ional   Resource   Center  (IAUNRC)

Dictionaries:   The   SRIFIAS   is  recipient   of   some   much   needed  language   dictionaries—new   and  replacements.   They   are   listed   in  the   following   pages   with   other  recent  acquisitions.

Imperial   Russian   Laws:  We   have  purchased   a   digital   version   of   the  Полно е   с о б р ани е   з а к оно в  Российской   Империи ,   Ser.   1,  1 649 -­‐ 1825   ( The   Comp l e t e  Collection   of   the   Laws   of   the  Russian  Empire).  The   hifty  volumes  of  this  major  source  for  the  history  of   the   Empire   are   available   on   an  equal   number  of   CDs,   and  may  be  viewed  on   both  PC   and  Macintosh.  Digitization   is   excellent,   allowing  users   to   view   the   pages   of   the  collection   at   various   resolutions  without   image   degradation.   While  the   collection  does  not  have   built-­‐in   search   capability,   we   have  printed   a   copy   of   the   detailed  thematic   index   with   which   users  may   identify   all   laws   relating   to  their   interests,   listed   by   their  ofhicial   identifying   numbers.  Extracting  separate  enactments  for  saving   as   PDFs   and/or  printing   is  p o s s i b l e .   T h i s   c o l l e c t i o n  complements   the   Wells   Library  microhiche  version  of  Series  1.

A  working  set  of   the   collection  will  be   available   for   faculty   and  students   in   the   library   of   the  SRIFIAS   (Goodbody   144).   We  anticipate   allowing  use  of  personal  laptops   to   view   the   collection,  although   we   hope   to   set   up   a  dedicated   computer   for   this  purpose  in  the  library.  

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In   the   coming   academic   year,   the  Institute   hopes   to   purchase   two  supplemental   editions   of   the   PSZ  that   provide   digital   versions   of  Series  2  (covering  1825-­‐1881)  and  Series   3   (covering   1881-­‐1913).  Prior   to   the   start   of   the   fall  semester  2010,   inquiries  about  the  PSZ   should   be   directed   to   the  Institute   Director.   Following   the  start   of   the   semester,   the   Institute  graduate   ass istants   wi l l   be  available  to  provide  assistance.

Cartography   Software:   The  Institute  has  acquired   a   license  for  Viz  Curious  Maps™  (VCM)  software  that  will  enable  us  to  produce  cost-­‐e f f e c t i ve   cu s tom   maps   f o r  academic,   scholarly,   and   other  professional   uses.   Of   exceptional  design,  our  maps  can  be  tailored  to  the   specihic   needs   of   CEUS   faculty  and   graduate   students,   with   turn  a r o u nd   t im e   o f   2 -­‐ 5   d a y s ,  depending   upon   the   complexity  of  the  project  and  work  hlow.   In   time,  we   hope   to   make   this   service  available   to   other   faculty   with  cartographical  needs.  For  a  sample  of   a   map   produced     with   the  software,  see  page  6.

We   w i l l   mak e   a v a i l a b l e   a  presentation   of   the   software   and  its   capabilities   on   the   SRIFIAS  website  by  the  beginning  of   the   fall  semester.   It   will   lay   out   the  guidelines   for   working   with   VCM  and  the  SRIFIAS  staff.

‣ CEUS  Colloquium

The  SRIFIAS,   along  with  CEUS   and  the  IAUNRC,  will  sponsor  the  CEUS  Colloquium   for   2010-­‐2011.   As   in  past   years,   the   Colloquium   will  meet   on   designated   Wednesdays  from   4:00-­‐5:15   pm,   with   light  refreshments  served.  The  schedule  

will  be  announced  in  the  next  issue  of  Jottings.

‣ AfBiliation   with   the   Central  Eurasian  Studies  Society

Beginning  with   the  AY  2010-­‐2011,  the   SRIFIAS   will   provide   the  organizational  base   for  the  Central  Eurasian  Studies  Society  (CESS)  for  a   four-­‐year  term.  Ed  Lazzerini  will  serve   as   Executive   Director   of  CESS,  and  will  be  assisted  by  Aimee  Dobbs   through   the   initial   year’s  activities.   In   October   2012,   the  Institute   will   host   CESS’s   annual  conference  as  it  did  in  2004.

Edward  J.  LazzeriniDirector

AcquisitionsBOOKS

Archäologische   Mitteilungen   aus  Iran   und   Turan.,   Bd.   39.   Berlin:  Dietrich  Reimer  Verlag,  2007.

Azərbaycanca-­‐İngiliscə   Lüğət.   Bakı:  Şərq-­‐Qərb,  2005.  [Gift  of  IAUNRC]

İngiliscə-­‐Azərbaycanca   Lüğət.   Bakı:  Şərq-­‐Qərb,  2004.  [Gift  of  IAUNRC]

Bulkin,   Carleton.   Dari   Practical  Dictionary:   Dari-­‐English/English-­‐Dari.  New  York:  Hippocrene  Books,  2010.  [Gift  of  IAUNRC]

Chiodo,   Elisabetta.   The   Mongolian  Manuscripts   on   Birch   Bark   from  Xarbuxyn  Balgas  in  the  Collection  of  the  Mongolian  Academy  of  Sciences,  Part   2.   Wiesbaden:   Harrassowitz  Verlag,  2009.

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English-­‐Kazakh/Kazakh-­‐English  Dictionary.   Almaty:  Daik  Press,  2008.  [Gift  of  IAUNRC]

Frank,   Allen   J.   and   Mirkasyim   A.  Usmanov   (eds.).   Materials   for   the  Islamic  History  of   Semipalatinsk:  Two  Manuscripts  by  Ahmad-­‐Wali  al-­‐Qazani  and   Qurban`   ali   Khalidi.   Berlin:   Das  Arabische  Buch,  2001.

Jäschke,   H.   A   Tibetan-­‐Engl ish  Dictionary.  Delhi:  Motilal  Banarsidass  Publishers,  1998.  [Gift  of  IAUNRC]

Jigjidsuren,   S.   and   Douglas   Johnson.  F o r a g e   P l a n t s   o f   M o n g o l i a .  Uaanbaatar,   2003.   [Gift   of   Enerel  Dambiinyam]

Rekiaro,  Ilkka,  and  Douglas  Robinson.  Finnish-­‐English-­‐Finnish   Dictionary.    Jyväskylä,   2004.   [Gift   of   Douglas  Robinson]

Shakabpa,   Tsepon   W.   D.   Tibet:   A  Political   History.   New   Haven:   Yale  University   Press,   1967.   [Gift   of  IAUNRC]

Tietze,   Andreas.   Tarihi   ve   Etimolojik  Türkiye  Türkçesi  Lugati,  Vol.  2.  Wien:  Ve r l a g   de r   Ö s t e r r e i ch i s chen  Akademie  der  Wissenschaften,  2009.

The   Constitutions   of   Mongolia .  Ulaanbaatar:   J .   Amarsanaa,   O.  Batsaikhan,  L.  Tur-­‐Od,  2009.

Takakura   (eds.).  Good  to  Eat,  Good  to  Live   With:   Nomads   and   Animals   in  Northern  Eurasia   and   Africa.   Sendai:  Center   for   Northeast   Asian   Studies,  2010.

Seventeenth   to   Twenty-­‐First   Century  Mongolian   Thangka.   Ulaanbaatar:  Unutegsh  Khatanbaatar,  2008.

Stammler,   Florian   and   Hiroki  Karashima,   Seishi.   A   Glossary   of  Lokakṣema’s   Translation   of   the  Aṣtasāhasrikā   Prajñāpāramitā .  Tokyo:   the   International   Research  Institute   for   Advanced   Buddhology,  2010.  [Gift  of  the  authors]

Mathews’   Chinese-­‐English   Dictonary.  R e v i s e d   Am e r i c a n   E d i t i o n .  Cambridge:   Harvard   University  Press,  1943.  [Gift  of  IAUNRC]

Redhouse,  Sir  James  W.  A  Turkish  and  English   Lexicon.   Reprint  of   the   1890  edition.   Beirut:   Librairie   du   Liban,  1996.  [Gift  of  IAUNRC]

Steingass,   F.   A   Comprehensive  Persian-­‐English   Dictionary.   Delhi:  Manohar   Publishers,   2007.   [Gift   of  IAUNRC]

Vietze,   Hans-­‐Peter,   and   Gendeng  L u b s a n g .   A l t a n   T o b č i :   E i n e  mongolische   Chronik   des   XVII .  Jahrhunderts   von   Blo  bzan   bstan   ‘jin.  Text   and   Index.   Tokyo:   Institute   for  the   Study  of   Languages  and   Cultures  of  Asia  and  Africa,  1992.

W e i n s h t e i n ,   S e w ’ j a n   I .  Geheimnisvolles   Tuwa:   Expeditionen  in   das   Herz   Asiens.   Oststeinbek:  Alouette  Verlag,  2005.

PERIODICALS

A c t a   O r i e n t a l i a   A c a d em i a e  Scientiarum  Hungaricae,  63:2  (2010).  

Bulletin   of   the   Catholic   University   of  Peking,   Nos.   1-­‐9  (1926-­‐1934).  A  rare  original,   and   complete,   set   of   a  publication  rehlecting  the  Benedictine  presence   in   China   in   the   early   20th  century.  [Gift  of  Edward  J.  Lazzerini]  

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Encyclopaedia   Iranica,   Vol.   15,   fasc.   4  (2010).

Journal  of  Eurasian  Studies,  I:1  (2010).

Journal  of  Eurasian  Studies,  I:2  (2010).

N ew   C h i n a   R e v i e w ,   V o l s .   1 -­‐ 4  (1919-­‐1922).   A   reprint   of   a   rare,  complete   collection   of   a   journal   for  which   many   of   the   premier   early  sinologists   wrote.   [Gift   of   Edward   J.  Lazzerini]

Northeast  Asian  Studies,  13  (2009).

OFFPRINTS

Köprülüzade,  Mehmed  Fuad.  “Inhlluence  du   chamanisme   turco-­‐mongol   sur   les  ordres  mystiques  musulmans,”   Istanbul  Darülfünunu  

Türkiyat   Enstitüsü   Muhtiraları,   N.S.   1  (1929),  1-­‐19.  

Muminov,   Ashirbek.   “Disputes   in  Bukhara   on   the   Persian   Translation   of  the   Qur’an,”   Mélanges   de   l’Université  Saint-­‐Joseph,  LIX  (2006),  301-­‐307.

RESOURCES IN DIGITAL FORMAT

1. Aftoreferaty

Мансурова,   Юлия   Владимировна.  “Казанская   адмиралтейская   слобода  в  18–19  вв.”  Казан,  2010.

Шагавиев,   Дамир   Адгамович.   “Роль  Шигабутдина   Марджани   в   развитии  татарской   богословской   мысли   19  бека.”  Казань,  2010.

2. Dissertations

Wing,   Patrick.   “The   Jalayirids   and  Dynastic  State   Formation   in  the  Mongol  Ilkhanate.”   PhD   diss.,   University   of  Chicago,  2007.

3. Other

Амирханов,   Р.М.   Тюрко–татарская  философская   мысль   средневековья  (13–16   вв.).   Казань:   Академия   наук  Татарстан,  2001.

Inventory   of   the   Oriental  Manuscripts   of  the   Library   of   the   University   of   Leiden,  Vols.   1-­‐7,   12-­‐15,   20,   and   23-­‐25.   Leiden:  Ter  Lugt  Press,  2007.

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