Thinking in Arabic, Writing in Sogdian: Arabic-Sogdian Diplomatic Relations in the Early Eighth Century

Tür:

Kitap Bölümü

Yazar:

Said Reza Huseini

Yayın yılı:

2022

Yayıncı:

BRILL

This paper discusses the relations between Arabs and Sogdians as reflected in some letters found in Mount Mugh in modern Tajikistan in 1933. It argues that their relations were more complex than the image given in the Arabic historical narratives. It maintains that both the Arabs and the Sogdians consciously used each other’s languages in certain circumstances as a kind of diplomatic technique to support their requests, made effective by showing their awareness of their addressee’s language and cultural elements and to highlight their own political and cultural values. Similarly, it shows that the Arabs and the Sogdians were flexible in adopting each other’s administrative practices for official communication.

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