Buddhism and Islam on the Silk Road

Informationen zum Autor Johan Elverskog is Altshuler University Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at Southern Methodist University. Klappentext Johan Elverskog is Altshuler University Distinguished Teaching Professor and Chair of the Religious Studies Department at Southern Methodist University. Zusammenfassung This groundbreaking work challenges contemporary stereotypes by revealing how both Buddhist and Muslim religious traditions were shaped by a millennium of cross-cultural exchange along the Silk Road from Iran to China. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter One: Contact Chapter Two: Understanding Chapter Three: Idolatry Chapter Four: Jihad Chapter Five: Halal Conclusion Notes Index Acknowledgments

Product details

• Authors: Johan Elverskog, Elverskog Johan
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.04.2013
• EAN: 9780812222593
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-2259-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Series: Encounters with Asia; Encounters with Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works