Central Asian arts

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Introduction
Literature
- Turkish literature
- Tibetan literature
- Mongolian literature
Music
- Afghanistan and the sedentary population of Turkistan
  - Folk music
  - Classical music
- Turkic nomads, Mongols, and Siberian peoples
  - Social role of music
  - Instrumental and vocal styles
- The Himalayan peoples
  - Tibetan music
  - The music of Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim
- The study of Central Asian music
Performing arts: dance and theatre
- Shamanic ritual
- Buddhist ritual
  - Buddhist monastic dance
  - Buddhist morality plays
- Folk dance
Visual arts
- Prehistoric cultures
  - Paleolithic cultures
  - Neolithic and Metal Age cultures
- Nomadic cultures
  - Altaic tribes
  - Siberian tribes
  - Mongolian Huns
  - Tashtyk tribe
- Parthia
- The kingdoms of western Turkistan and Afghanistan
  - Sogdiana
  - Fergana and Chorasmia
  - Bactria
- Kushān
- Eastern Turkistan
  - Oğuz tribes
  - Uighurs
  - Khitans
  - Samanids
  - Ghaznavids and Ghūrids
  - Seljuqs
  - Mongols
  - Emirate of Bukhara
  - Russian–Soviet period
- Arctic regions
- Himalayan cultures of Nepal and Tibet
  - Nepal
    - Architecture
    - Sculpture and painting
  - Tibet
    - Decorative arts
    - Sculpture
    - Painting: frescoes and temple banners
    - Decorative architectural motifs

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