Abstract
Social Complexity, Inner Asia, and Pastoral Nomadism
Highlights
For many years scholars have interpreted the large polities of pastoral nomads of Inner Asia as having different levels of complexity
‘Pastoral nomads have had a persistent fascination for anthropologists,’ states one of the popular reviews of ethnography of nomadism (DysonHudson R. and Dyson-Hudson N. 1980: 15) and this statement is, difficult to disagree with
One of the options for the formation of the state presupposed the nomadic conquest of sedentary peoples. This topic was actively discussed in Soviet Marxist history, and anthropology in the course of the so-called discussion of nomadic feudalism
Summary
For many years scholars have interpreted the large polities of pastoral nomads of Inner Asia as having different levels of complexity (pre-state, early state, feudal society, nomadic civilization, etc.). The factors leading to the creation of the largest nomadic polities, known to scholars as nomadic empires, as well as the specific features of their social structure are key issues in the study of nomadism. This paper will survey the current state of the discussion on the nature of nomadic polities and the origin of complex societies and empires among the nomads.
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