Tocharian Texts in Context International Conference on Tocharian Manuscripts and Silk Road ISBN: Culture, June 25-29th, 2013. 9783944312262 (hb) edited by Melanie Malzahn, Michaël Peyrot, Hannes Fellner and PRICE: Theresa- Susanna Illés $73.00 (hb) DESCRIPTION: PUBLICATION DATE: In June 2013, Tocharian Texts in Context, the first international conference on Tocharian 01 December 2015 (hb) manuscripts and Silk Road culture, was held at the University of Vienna. Studying the two Tocharian languages and their historical and cultural background is impossible in isolation; cooperation with BINDING: neighbouring disciplines is absolutely necessary. Tocharian Texts in Context for the first time Hardback brought together experts from these various fields. This volume is a collection of twenty-three papers that have originated from this conference. The topics of the contributions range from Tocharian PAGES: philology and linguistics to studies on Sanskrit, Old Uyghur, Middle Iranian, historical and 344 archaeological research on the region where Tocharian was spoken, and the history of Silk Road Studies. This broad scope makes the book indispensable for anyone studying Tocharian and its PUBLISHER: cultural context. Hempen Verlag TABLE OF CONTENTS: IMPRINT: Preface Epigrahic Tocharian in Ladakh: the Drangtse Inscription Douglas Q. Adams The colometry Hempen Verlag of Tocharian 4x15-syllable verse Christoph Bross, Dieter Gunkel, and Kevin M. Ryan 'Nevermore' in Tocharian A: towards determining the functions of the word skam Svetlana Burlak and Ilya Itkin READER INTERESTS: Animal husbandry in Ancient Kucha: a historical perspective Ching Chao-jung Manichaeism and Asian and Pacific Studies Tocharian Desmond Durkin-Meisterernst The word-order patterns Troiae qui primus ab oris and Language and Linguistics summa cum dignitate in Latin and Tocharian Olav Hackstein The Tocharian B accent Jay H. Jasanoff The Old Turkish explanation on Buddha's reunion with his father Suddhodana Yukiyo Kasai About the demonstrative system in Tocharian B Martin Kümmel Tumschukische Miszellen II - The Hamsasvara puzzle Dieter Maue The Tocharian s-preterite H. Craig Melchert Some aspects of the translation of Sanskrit compounds into Tocharian Fanny Meunier Kuchean verses written on a wooden tablet kept at Xinjiang Kucha Academy Hirotoshi Ogihara The formation of Buddhist languages, as exemplified by the Tocharian evidence Georges-Jean Pinault M.M. Berezovsky's Expedition to Kucha (1905-1908) as a Step in the Russian Exploration of Central Asia Irina Popova On the origin of the dual endings Tocharian A -m, B -ne Tijmen Pronk Investigations and research on the Tocharian manuscripts and wall inscriptions in the Kucha region Rong Xinjiang Tocharian donors in Kizil caves and "Monks' poetry". Some reflections on donors, donations and ceremonies Lore Sander New studies and results concerning the Tocharian Maitreyasamiti-Nataka and the Old Uyghur Maitrisimit nom bitig Ablet Semet The personal papers of Sergey F. Oldenburg as a source for the history of the Russian expeditions to Eastern Turkestan: New archival data Irina Tunkina The separate origins of the Tocharians and the Yuezhi: Results from recent advances in archaeology and genetics Wei Lanhai, Li Hui and Xu Wenkan The Dasakarmapathavadanamala in Old Uyghur: Recent identifications Jens Wilkens On Tocharian copies surviving in Modern Uyghur Abdurishid Yakup Subject Index Person Index Word Index Citation Index .