The Secret History of the Mongols: A Mongolian Epic Chronicle of the Thirteenth Century (Brill's Inner Asian Library) 2 vol. set - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004153632 ISBN 13: 9789004153639

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 2006

Synopsis

The 13th century Secret History of the Mongols, covering the great Činggis Qan's (1162-1227) ancestry and life, stands out as a literary monument of first magnitude. Written partly in prose and partly in epic poetry, it is the major native source on Činggis Qan, also dealing with part of the reign of his son and successor Ögödei (r. 1229-41).
This true handbook contains an historical introduction, a full translation of the chronicle in accessible English, plus an extensive commentary. Indispensable for the historian, the Sino-Mongolist, the Altaic philologist, and anyone interested in comparative literature and Central Asian folklore.

The Secret History of the Mongols has been selected by Choice as Outstanding Academic Title (2005).

About this title

About the Author

Igor De Rachewiltz, Ph.D. (1961) in Chinese History, The Australian National University, has published extensively on the political and cultural history of China and Mongolia in the 12th-14th centuries, and on Sino-Mongolian philology. He is at present an Emeritus Fellow in the Pacific and Asian History Division of the ANU.

Review

"...de Rachewiltz sweeps the board in a most convincing way." - D.O. Morgan, in: Social Anthropology, 2005

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 9004153632
• ISBN 13: 9789004153639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 1349