Seeking Lost Civilizations in Warp and Weft: A Review and Reflection on Duan Qing’s ‘Myth and Ritual’
Seeking Lost Civilizations in Warp and Weft: A Review and Reflection on Duan Qing’s ‘Myth and Ritual’
Author(s): Yanitake YidayatiSubject(s): Cultural history
Published by: Akadémiai Kiadó
Keywords: Khotan carpets; Duan Qing; iconography; ‘textile as text’
Summary/Abstract: This review article begins with an overview of the structure and main ideas of Duan Qing's Chinese book, Myth and Ritual: Deciphering the Civilization Code in Ancient Khotan Carpets. Then, it provides context for the research and highlights some limitations.
Journal: Acta Orientalia Academiae Scientiarum Hungaricae
- Issue Year: 79/2026
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 429-434
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
