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9780195644524

Silk and Religion An Exploration of Material Life and the Thought of People, AD 600-1200

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  • ISBN13:

    9780195644524

  • ISBN10:

    0195644522

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-03-18
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
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Summary

This book deals with the silk trade in Eurasia between the seventh and twelfth centuries and explores how religious ideas and institutions affected economic behavior.

Author Biography

Xinru Liu is Professor in the Department of Ancient and Medieval History, Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing

Table of Contents

Abbreviationsp. x
Introductionp. 1
Rise of Buddhist Folk Religion and Relic Transactionsp. 25
Silk and Buddhismp. 49
Silk in Byzantiump. 73
Cult of Saints and Christian Expansionp. 92
Christianity and Silk Tradep. 113
Rise of Islam and the Tiraz Systemp. 130
Silk Trade under Islamic Rulep. 158
Concluding Commentsp. 179
Referencesp. 197
Chronological Tablep. 212
Indexp. 221
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