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This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you. The silk road metaphor also serves another sort of marketing goal. Johan elverskogs book, buddhism and islam on the silk road, challenges this perception by giving us a new perspective on buddhist and islamic interaction along this extensive trade route. The silk road transmission between eastern and indian buddhism thus came to an end in the 8th century, on one hand because islam in central asia repressed buddhism along the silk road itself, but also because buddhism in both india and china were in decline by that time. The book highlights the silk road in order to examine the history of buddhist and muslim interreligious contact in a positive way. No religious tradition in history favored trade to the extent islam did. Buddhism and islam on the silk road johan elverskog published by university of pennsylvania press elverskog, johan. Download johan elverskog ebook file for free and this file pdf available at saturday 16th of august 2014 10.

Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Decline of buddhism the decline of buddhism along the silk road was due to the collapse of the tang dynasty in the east and the invasion of arabs in the west. Buy buddhism and islam on the silk road encounters with asia by johan elverskog isbn. Uyghur art music and the ambiguities of chinese silk. Buddhism and islam on the silk road johan elverskog.

There strands of buddhism, zoroastrianism, manichaeism, christianity, judaism, and. As early as three thousand years ago hebraic and iranian religious ideas and practices traveled eastwards in this way, to be. Buddhism entered han china via the silk road, beginning in the 1st or 2nd century ce. The emperor of china at the time was named qin, and he was a taoist and was strongly opposed to the spread of buddhism throughout the country. The spread of buddhism and islam a silk road legacy. Many monasteries were established that became centers of wisdom and learning, as well as serving economic functions. There is a myth that has the end of buddhism in india a result of the destruction of the buddhist monastery of nalanda by muslim raiders in 1202. After spreading to china, the chan school of buddhism developed and this later became the zen school of japan. Religion constitutes a longlasting and inspiring field in world history, let alone interactions among world religions. Buddhism and islam on the silk roaddemonstrates that the history of buddhistmuslim interaction is much richer and more complex than many assume.

Islam and buddhismthe historical meeting between the various powerful states that drew political legitimacy from either islam or buddhism was a violent one. Arts of the silk road the travel of artistic motifs, styles, and techniques along the silk road is closely bound up with the larger context of the travel of beliefs, ideas, and technology. Buddhism and islam on the silk road encounters with asia elverskog, johan on. Download citation buddhism and islam on the silk road in the contemporary world the meeting of buddhism and islam is most often imagined as one of violent confrontation. Buddhism and islam on the silk road read and download epub. By exploring the meetings between buddhists and muslims along the silk road from iran to china over more than a millennium, johan elverskog. Download aspects of research into central asian buddhism or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format.

Foltz masterfully deals with disparate histories from one point of the compass to its seeming opposite, while weaving a wonderfully lucid story of merchants, pilgrims, and missionaries. The civilizations which flourished along the silk road in the first millennium ce were open to cultural and religious influences from both east and west. Islam, from the prophet muhammad to the capture of constantinople, vol. For example, the art of the silk road includes the devotional art of buddhism and islam, the ideas behind certain styles of art such as narrative murals, and. This is a fabulous little book which is at home with all the religions that slipped along the silk road. As such, people have come to accept as true that buddhists and muslims never enjoyed good relations after coming into contact with each other. But at the same time in the course of comparing the sociocultural aspect of the societies in which buddhism and islam were going to come into life, we find outstanding. The silk road provided a network for the spread of the teachings of the buddha, enabling buddhism to become a world religion and to develop into a sophisticated and diverse system of belief and practice. Having drunk the wine, my love, of being one with you, i. Buddhism and islam emerged in two epochs and different geographical locations amongst peoples of different cultures, backgrounds and history. Buddhism and islam on the silk road encounters with asia johan elverskog on. Buddhism and islam on the silk road demonstrates that the history of buddhist muslim interaction is much richer and more complex than many assume. Buddhism and islam on the silk road is a scholarly work, but one that provides enough background to be accessible to those without specialist knowledge, of the region or of either religion. Characters such as this would have travelled the silk road telling popular buddhist tales, illustrated by painted scrolls.

Buddhism excellently exemplifies the modern implications of the silk road. Yet is there really such a contradiction between being both buddhist and wealthy. In the contemporary world the meeting of buddhism and islam is most often. Click download or read online button to get aspects of research into central asian buddhism book now. Buddhism and science are considered by various commentators beginning in the twentieth century to be uniquely compatible. Buddhism and islam on the silk road buddhistdoor global, bd dipananda, 20141128 cover for buddhism and islam on the silk road. Buddhism the spread of buddhism along the silk road. Using primary sources to teach the silk road asianetwork buddhist, daoist and islamic mythology. But if buddhist muslim history was simply repeated instances of muslim militants attacking representations of the buddha, how had the bamiyan buddha statues survived thirteen hundred years of muslim rule. Pdf buddhism and islam on the silk road by johan elverskog. Download the book buddhism and islam on the silk road for free in a convenient format epub, pdf, fb2, mobi. This could take place between islam and buddhism or judaism and buddhism or christianity and buddhism, but it is imperative that this dialogue takes place for it is. This paper seeks to initiate dialogue between islam and buddhism through the islamic concept of ummatan wasaan middle nation and the buddhist concept of majjhima.

Buddhism dominated large parts of the eastern and south eastern asian landmass until it was replaced by. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Silk roads spiritual identity a historical overview on. Buddhism and islam on the silk road download ebook pdf. Popular histories, textbooks, and tourist sites associated with the silk road emphasize the silk trade, buddhism, and the high imperial periods of the han and tang dynasties, when chinese influence in what is now xinjiang. Download now although today associated exclusively with islam, iran has in fact played an unparalleled role within all the world religions, injecting iranian ideas into the jewish, buddhist, christian, and manichaean traditions of the merchants who passed along the silk road.

For much of this time, most silk road traders coming from western eurasia were muslim, and they brought their beliefs and rich culture to millions of people. He called for the extinguishing of the religion in the country, but his actions were in vain, as the religion became very large in china. The transitions from shamanism to buddhism, islam, nestorianism, then back to islam, russian orthodoxy and communism. Islam and buddhism still encounter and analyze each other in these regions. Aspects of research into central asian buddhism download. Drawing on the latest research and scholarship, this newly revised and updated edition of religions of the silk road explores the majestically fabled cities and exotic peoples that make up the romantic notions of the colonial era. Buddhism and islam on the silk road johan elverskog download bok. These contacts transmitted strands of sarvastivadan and tamrashatiya buddhism throughout the eastern world. If they indeed did read the book, they would of known that buddhism did not cease to exist on the silk road. Pdf buddhism and islam on the silk road dipen barua. The spread of buddhism and islam xinru liu journal of world history, volume 22, number 1, march 2011, pp. Mair, professor of chinese language and literature, university of pennsylvaniato read this fascinating book is to journey through time, to ride those intriguing stretches of overland trails from europe to asia known collectively as the silk road. Sep 28, 2010 religions of the silk road looks behind the romantic notions of the colonial era and tells the story of how cultural traditions, especially in the form of religious ideas, accompanied merchants and their goods along the overland asian trade routes in premodern times.

Intro to buddhism and the silk road mahayana noble. With the eventual fall of the tangut empire to genghis khan in 1227, buddhism gradually disappeared from the silk road altogether. This brief but tightly packed book is a wonderful counterweight to romanticized notions of the socalled silk road. The impact of the silk road and islam on world history overview. The first documented translation efforts by buddhist monks in china were in the 2nd century ce via the kushan empire into the chinese territory of the tarim basin under kanishka. Abdallah of mecca in westcentral arabia, was himself a businessman by profession.

In her book the silk road journey with xuanzang, sally hovey wriggins writes, it was from monasteries that the teachings of buddhism radiated from india as far as china, a country that was enlightened by the new religion in much. Buddhism and islam on the silk road by johan elverskog philadelphia. Today, a third round of islam has made samarqand an interesting study of factors that changed religious associations in concert with changing political climates which in turn generated economic uncertainties. Religious tensions, conflicts, and tolerance such as those between christianity and islam or between christianity and. Powerpoint for a guest lecture in a class about religions in central asia. The spread of buddhism and islam xinru liu the college of new jersey since andre gunder frank published the centrality of central asia1 in 1992, world historians have paid more attention to the dynamic forces radiating from central asia during the last few thousand years. The books main thrust is therefore to inform the reader of a hitherto hardly known history, that of islamic buddhist connections, interactions, and relationships along the socalled silk road the wide swath of territory stretching from afghanistan to mongolia p. But the history of buddhism in central asia is closely related to the silk road transmission of buddhism during the. This groundbreaking book covers inner asia from the eighth century through the mongol empire and to the end of the qing dynasty in the late nineteenth century. Buddhism and islam on the silk roaddemonstrates that the history of buddhist muslim interaction is much richer and more complex than many assume. Five college center for east asian studies buddhism along the. A historical overview on buddhism and islam indian society before the birth of buddhism and arab society before the birth of islam share several characteristics, such as polytheism, the worshipping of idols and the existence of great social inequalities. An exploration of material life and the thought of people, ad 6001200 delhi. While downplaying buddhism s theological attributes, they assert that buddhism contains philosophic and psychological teachings that share commonalities with modern scientific and philosophic thought, or they assert that modern western thinkers were variously influenced by.

The arab conquest of bukhara in presentday uzbekistan in 696 c. Buddhism still has a presence in northwest china, mongolia, the peripheries of xinjiang, the tibetan sphere, and more. This article explores the religious and social life of central asian peoples both before and after islamization, relying on historical records written in arabic, persian, and. Buddhism and islam on the silk road by johan elverskog. Of the 18 buddhist schools of interpretation, five existed along the silk road.

Buddhism and islam on the silk road demonstrates that the history of buddhist muslim interaction is much richer and more complex than many. The silk road had played a historical role in spreading buddhism beyond the territory of india. Foltz has a way with words, and can cast a spell that will leave you pondering for days. In the contemporary world the meeting of buddhism and islam is most often imagined as one of violent confrontation. Islam and buddhism relations from balkh to bangkok and tokyo. Johan elverskog buddhism and islam on the silk road.

Students will use technology to explore the social, cultural, religious, and economic impact of the silk road and other transcontinental trade routes between the classical era and gunpowder empires of world history. Many religions, including christianity, buddhism, hinduism, islam, zoroastrianism and manichaeism, gained new followers. The spread of buddhism and islam by xinru liu of the college of new jersey, journal of world history 22 march 2011. Johan elverskog is exceedingly well read in the relevant literature, and his book is fascinating and thoughtprovoking. Many great processes of world history had their origins in central asia. Although today a thriving world religion, buddhism was on the decline around the time of the birth of the silk road. Cort and others published buddhism and islam on the silk road by johan elverskog find, read and cite all the. Pdf buddhism in iran download full pdf book download. Click download or read online button to get buddhism and islam on the silk road book now.

Richard foltz, author of religions of the silk roadthe book, brilliantly moving from the interaction between economic and religious regimes to. For some western observers, including many students of islam, who are actually aware of buddhistislamic connections, the hideous act against the 1500yearold monuments was a reaffirmation of an old narrative about asias religious history. Islam, founded in the seventh century in arabia, believes people have only one life and that god should be the sole focus of that life. While the silk road was a twoway route, most of its movement was eastward, carrying buddhism, zoroastrianism, judaism, and later, islam. Buddhism and islam on the silk road encounters with asia. The author carefully ignores any evidence that runs contrary to his arguments providing a distorted portrayal of buddhistmuslim interaction. This groundbreaking book covers inner asia from the eighth century through the mongol empire and to the end. Buddhism and islam on the silk road by johan elverskog, 2010.