Étienne de La Vaissière
Étienne de La Vaissière (born November 5, 1969 in Dijon ) is a French historian and orientalist .
Since 2011 he has been Directeur d'Etudes (full professor who holds a chair) at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales , one of the 22 grand établissements . He teaches medieval Central Asian history and specializes in economic and social history of the region from the 4th to 9th centuries, before and after the arrival of Islam .
The main topics of his research are the Sogdians and the invasion by Asian nomadic peoples in the 4th and 5th centuries (see Iranian Huns ).
He is married and has three children.
Fonts
- Histoire des marchands sogdiens. De Boccard, Paris 2002 (rev. And add. Edition 2004), ISBN 2-85757-060-0 ( Bibliothèque de l'Institut des hautes études chinoises. Vol. 32). [English translation: Sogdian Traders. A history . Leiden 2005]
- ed. with Éric Trombert: Les Sogdiens en Chine. École française d'Extrême-Orient , Paris 2005, ISBN 2-85539-653-0 ( Etudes thématiques. Vol. 17).
- Samarcande et Samarra. Elites d'Asie centrale dans l'empire abbasside. Association pour l'avancement des études iraniennes, Paris 2007, ISBN 978-2-910640-21-7 ( Studia Iranica. Issue 35).
- Islamization de l'Asie centrale. Processus locaux d'acculturation du VIIe au XIe siècle. Association pour l'avancement des études iraniennes, Paris 2008, ISBN 978-2-910640-25-5 ( Studia Iranica. Issue 39).
Web links
- Curriculum vitae on the website of the Center de recherche sur les civilizations de l'Asie orientale
- Profile on the website of the Center national de la recherche scientifique
- Literature by and about Étienne de La Vaissière in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | La Vaissière, Étienne de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French historian and orientalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 5th November 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dijon |