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Who Were the Sogdians,
and Why Do They Matter?
The Sogdians Abroad
Life and Death in China
For the entrepreneurial Sogdians, China was a land of possibility. We focus on the lives of two successful Sogdians in China to understand their biographies, lifestyles, and worldviews.
Believers, Proselytizers, & Translators
Religion among the Sogdians
The Sogdians were as open, varied, and eclectic in their religious practices as in their artistic ones. This essay explores the role of Sogdians as believers, translators, and transmitters of religious ideas both in Sogdiana and further afield.
The Sogdians at Home
Art and Material Culture
Over the last sixty years, new finds of Sogdian visual and material culture have allowed scholars to build up an increasingly detailed picture of the Sogdians' extraordinarily rich, varied, and expressive artistic traditions, from large-scale mural painting to finely wrought metalwork.
From Nara to Nancy
Seeking the Sogdian Abroad
How far did Sogdians and their ideas travel? We trace the journeys and influence of Sogdian people and objects across Eurasia.
The (Re)discovery of the Sogdians
From Ancient Texts to 3D Scanning
How do we know what we know about the Sogdians? We follow here the explorers, archaeologists, and scholars who together have helped create an increasingly detailed picture of Sogdian life and culture.