Uighur stories from along the Silk Road /
Saved in:
| Author / Creator: | Wei, Cuiyi. |
|---|---|
| Imprint: | Lanham, Md. : Univesity Press of America, c1998. |
| Description: | ix, 345 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | |
| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3497018 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Introduction
- Photographic Glimpses of Uighur Life
- 1.. Origins of Humankind, and More
- The Origin of Land
- Sun and Moon Were Friends
- Cholpan the Venus Star
- The Ancestors of China
- Why Echoes Resound
- The Mystery of Music
- Watermelons
- Watermelon Eating Hill
- How the Flies Came into Being
- Why the Mosquito Buzzes
- Why the Horse Does Not Lie Down
- Why the Crow is Black
- Origin of the Parrot
- Destiny of the Mouse
- The Origin of the Calendar
- 2.. Uighur Origins and Homeland
- The Legend about Oghuz Khan
- Why the Wolf is Sacred
- Concerning the Ancestors of Turks
- The Origin of Turkmen
- Origin of the Highwheels
- Nine Oghuzes and Ten Uighurs
- The King of Kucha
- Origins of the Khoju or Gaochang Kingdom
- Rise and Fall of the Uighur Kingdom
- The Legend about Bogu Khan
- The Uighur Migration
- Afrat Khan and His Nine Daughters
- Tengri Tagh--Heaven Mountain
- Iparhan
- 3.. The Coming of Islam
- How Kara Khan's People Became Muslims
- Alankhiwa and His Son, Tomur Khan
- Satuk Bughra Khan
- Why the Heathens Were Defeated
- Imams Help Conquer Kashgar and Hotan
- The Ancestor of the Kumul Khans
- The Queen of Kumul and the Mullah
- Tughluk Timur and the Chagatai Khanate
- Jalalidin
- Jalalidin of Katak
- Forty Chiltans
- Seven Chiltans in Yarkant
- 4.. Life Eternal and Holy Places
- The Magic Spring
- The Tomb of Buwi Rabiye
- Bayzek
- The Cave of Seven Saints
- The Money of Dekiyanus
- The Saints Cave--Es'hab Kehf
- The Seven Saints Cave
- One Hundred Shehits
- The Girl Who Walked on Golden Bricks
- Pir Chengi, Holy Woman of Songs
- 5.. Heroes and Strong Men
- Sadir Palwan
- The Bear Hero
- Chin Timur Batur
- Chin Timur and Mehtumsala
- Halibanum and Oghlan Batur
- Palwan the Hero
- Nazugum "My Slender Girl."
- 6.. Royalty Within Reach
- Idikut
- Hasan and Husan
- The Fox and Amitek
- The Chicken that Laid Golden Eggs
- The Widow and Her Son
- The Foal King
- The Clever Girl and the Fool
- 7.. Winning the Bride
- Wisdom of a Craftsman
- Turdikhari and the King
- Kurban and His Copper Kettle
- The Dragon Man
- The Capable Woman
- The Monkey Girl
- A Precious Flower
- A Courageous Daughter
- Tears of the Mountain
- Parhat Canyon
- Shawdon the Fisherman's Son
- 8.. Justice and Injustice
- The Fair-Minded King
- A King and His Jester
- Hasan and a Rich Man
- Three Times "Excellent"
- The Rich Lord and the Shepherd
- The Bull Who Bore a Calf
- 9.. Lessons of the Wise
- The Father's Last Three Wishes
- Old Man Helim and the Tax Collector
- I Knew That Long Ago
- Enigma of the Prince's Illness
- Three Golden Dolls
- The Faithful Older Brother
- The Tiger and the Hare
- Fox Distributes Food
- The Wolf's Misfortune
- The Golden Fish
- 10.. Ephendi and Other Wise Guys
- The King Looked into the Mirror
- The Innocent Donkey
- Three Wise Maxims
- Two Brothers Meet
- Selling a Cow
- Do You Know?
- Better not Go!
- One Silver Coin Equals a Thousand
- The County Magistrate and the Dog
- Growing Gold
- A King's Way to Worship
- Praise be to Allah
- The Difference a Turban Makes
- Ephendi's Answer
- Guarding the Trees
- Ephendi's Wife
- Jingling Coins
- Two Debaters from Kashgar
- Three Helpets
- Helim the Fool
- Three Friends
- The Magistrate and the Robber
- A Proud Princess
- The Suspicious King
- Hisamidin Jokes
- Ask Chairman Mao
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index
