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Author | : Annette L. Juliano |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2001-10 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
Stunning works in precious metals, glass, and stone -- many recently excavated and virtually unknown outside China -- shed new light on a pivotal epoch in Chinese history. From the 4th through 7th century, monks and merchants freely traveled along the fabled Silk Road, linking China with the west, propagating Buddhism, and purveying exotic goods and artifacts that fundamentally transformed Chinese culture and society. This sumptuous volume, the first to explore the magnificent treasures and sites of China's northwest section of the Silk Road, accompanies an exhibition at the Asia Society in New York. The text by an international team of scholars illuminates the importance of the region in this period of fertile cross-cultural exchanges between Eastern and Western Asia.
Author | : Terry Felber |
Publisher | : Thomas Nelson Inc |
Total Pages | : 201 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0849948525 |
Terry Felber has written a parable that will transform your life and your business. Many years ago, this book helped Dave Ramsey rediscover the marketplace as a mission field--and merchants as ministers. Now let it open your eyes to the opportunities for service and leadership all around you.
Author | : Susan Whitfield |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520232143 |
The Silk Road was the most traveled trade route for over 1,000 years until it was eclipsed by maritime trade. Whitfield presents composite stories of merchants, soldiers, artists, and princesses who traveled the route, and presents its history through their personal experiences.
Author | : Stewart Gordon |
Publisher | : Da Capo Press |
Total Pages | : 242 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0306815567 |
Describes the important influence of Asia's great civilization on the West, as traveling merchants, scholars, philosophers, and religious figures brought the wisdom of China and the Middle East to medieval Europe during the Dark Ages.
Author | : Vadime Elisseeff |
Publisher | : Berghahn Books |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781571812216 |
A look at the cultural, or intercultural, exchange that took place in the Silk Roads and the role this has played in the shaping of cultures and civilizations.
Author | : Anshuman Tiwari |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 478 |
Release | : 2018-08-10 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 9387146804 |
Empire. Trade. Religion. Three crucial forces that have been almost equally responsible for shaping human civilization so far. Yet, the politics of empire has dominated history and popular discussion. Irrespective of the political upheavals, however, India has always been an open market-welcoming traders from far-off lands, promising them a fair bargain. Indian entrepreneurs since ages had developed their own sophisticated institutions and wide community-based networks. This open, liberal and robust 'bazaar economy' thrived unhindered till the advent of European trading companies, who brought with them the notions of monopoly and state controls. Business in India blossomed in tune with liberal religious thought and Indian intellectual tradition always fostered the spirit of questioning. Laxminana is an account of how the country's open market and its liberal religious outlook have nurtured each other throughout the centuries. Told through a medley of stories, this is the saga of India's socioeconomic power that has characterized not only the country's vibrant pluralistic society but also much of global history. An untold narrative of India's geographies, products and pioneers this is an unforgettable album of heroes, who championed game-changing ideas at the intersection of faith and enterprise.
Author | : Jason Neelis |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 391 |
Release | : 2010-11-19 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9004181598 |
This book examines catalysts for Buddhist formation in ancient South Asia and expansion throughout and beyond the northwestern Indian subcontinent to Central Asia by investigating symbiotic relationships between networks of religious mobility and trade.
Author | : Frances Wood |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 274 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780520243408 |
This gorgeously illustrated oversized book brings the history and cultures of the Silk Road alive -- from its beginnings to the present day -- covering more than 5000 years.
Author | : Xinru Liu |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 169 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0195338103 |
The ancient trade routes that made up the Silk Road were some of the great conduits of cultural and material exchange in world history. In this intriguing book, Xinru Liu reveals both why and how this long-distance trade in luxury goods emerged in the late third century BCE, following its story through to the Mongol conquest. Liu starts with China's desperate need for what the Chinese called "the heavenly horses" of Central Asia, and describes how the traders who brought these horses also brought other exotic products, some all the way from the Mediterranean. Likewise, the Roman Empire, as a result of its imperial ambition as well as the desire of its citizens for Chinese silk, responded with easterly explorations for trade. The book shows how the middle men, the Kushan Empire, spread Buddhism to China. Missionaries and pilgrims facilitated cave temples along the mountainous routes and monasteries in various oases and urban centers, forming the backbone of the Silk Road. The author also explains how Islamic and Mongol conquerors in turn controlled the various routes until the rise of sea travel diminished their importance.
Author | : Xinru Liu |
Publisher | : Delhi ; New York : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
India and China are two of the most important civilizations of the ancient world. Looking at the relations between these empires before the 6th century A.D., Xinru Liu conclusively establishes the transmission of Buddhism from India to China, and describes the various items of commercial trade.