Beckwith, C.
| English Phonetics | Christopher Beckwith |
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| Sort Name | Beckwith, Christopher |
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| Website: | Faculty Page |
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- Primary Affiliation (Workplace)
- Indiana University
PhD University
- Indiana University
Education
Ph.D. in Inner Asian Studies, Indiana University, Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies, 1977
M.A. in Tibetan, Indiana University, Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies, 1974
B.A. in Chinese, Ohio State University, 1968
Biographical Information
Beckwith has taught at IU for 45 years, in which time he has developed 48 distinct courses. He is one of the most prolific and versatile researchers in the field of Central Eurasian studies. Beckwith is renowned for revolutionary scholarship that reshapes understanding of how, why and when the Central Eurasian steppe peoples from Eastern Europe to East Asia influenced the development of knowledge, religious beliefs and societies, not only within their homeland but in the neighboring peripheral cultures of Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and East Asia as well. His research focuses on the history of ancient and medieval Central Eurasia and the cultures of the peripheral peoples, as well as the linguistics of Aramaic, Chinese, Japanese, Koguryo, Old Tibetan, Scythian, Turkic, and other languages.
He has been named a MacArthur Fellow, a Guggenheim Fellow, a Fulbright-Hays Fellow, and a Japan Foundation fellow and has had numerous visiting appointments around the United States and the world. He has authored 12 books and over 60 articles. (Source Accessed Feb 24, 2023)
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