Volume 19, no. 4

Religion, Culture, Literature of East Asia

Maslov A. A. Tradition of Transformative Initiation in Taoism and the Concept of xian. Details

Voytishek E. E., Yao Song, Gorshkova A. V. Fortune Telling Rituals Using Incense in Modern Chinese Religious Practices. Details

Shulga D. P., Durova M. V. Nestorianism: A Historic Path through Four Empires. Details

Sidorenko A. Yu. Re-evaluation of Chinese Socialist Realism’s Value Directions in Zhang Wei’s “Ancient Ship”. Details

History and Archaeology of East Asia

Tseluyko M. S. Hereditary Aristocracy and its Domains in the Structure and Politics of the Ancient Qin State during 4th – 3rd Centuries BC. Details

Maiatskii D. I. Northern and Western Europe in “Illustrated Tributaries of the Qing Empire”. Details

Zavidovskaya E. A. Illustrated Editions and Popular Woodblock Prints nianhua Featuring Short Stories by Pu Songling. Details

Shutova M. A. Features and Significance of the “Nogeoldae” Textbook about the Spoken Chinese Language of the Joseon Era. Details

Komissarov S. A., Cheremisin D. V. Petroglyphs that Have Become Extinct: Rock-Art of Makau. Details

Discussions

Plastun V. N. Central Asia: The Current Security Issues. Details

Confucius Classroom

Bi Xinhui, Azarenko Iu. A. The 2019 Work Summaries of Confucius Institute at Novosibirsk State University. Details

Book Reviews

Philippov A. V. (Rev.) The Magic Spell and the Scent of Arabian Nights in Old China (On the newly appeared Four Volumes’ Russian authentic edition of Jin Ping Mei, or The Plum in the Golden Vase). Details

Azarenko Yu. A., Komissarov S. A. On the Beginning of Ethnology at Taiwan (Review of the book by V. Ts. Golovachev “Excursion to Formosa: Ethnographical journey of P. I. Ibis”, Moscow, “Ves’ Mir” Publishing House, 2019, 276 p., il.). Details

Scientific Life

Varenov A. V., Kudinova M. A. A Journey to the North-West in Search of Rock Art. Part 2. A Ningxia Sequel. Details

Voytishek E. E., Komissarov S. A., Soloviev A. I. A Visit to Museums of North-East China. Details

Chronicle

Azarenko Iu. A., Bi Xinhui. International Scientific-Practical Conference “Russia, China, the Great Silk Road: A History of Cross-Cultural Contacts”. Details

Varenov A. V. X International Scientific Conference “Ancient Cultures of Mongolia, Baikal Siberia and Northern China”. Details