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Demons, Dervishes and Black Pens
The mysterious paintings attributed to Mehmed Siyah Qalam, "of the black pen": demons, nomads and wandering Sufis born of the Mongol encounter between East and West.
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Essays, field notes and research by Noam Backner on China, Inner Asia, Buddhism, the Silk Roads, food, agriculture and the lived experience of place.