Buddhism in Iran: an anthropological approach to traces and influences

Exploring the interactions of the Buddhist world with the dominant cultures of Iran in pre- and post-Islamic times, Vaziri demonstrates that the traces andcross-influences of Buddhism have brought the material and spiritual culture of Iran to its present state even after the term was eradicated from the literary and popular language of the region. INDICE: Prologue: Goal of the Book & Method.Part I: The Beginning.Introduction to the Buddha's Key Spiritual and Philosophical Concepts.Part II: The Early Interactions.The Early Spread and Influences of Buddhism in Iran .MÄünÄ«, 'the Buddha of Light'.Part III: The Traces.The Legendary Story of the Buddha inIran.QadamgÄüh (Holy Footprints) and Monastic Caves in Iran.NawbahÄür and StÅ«pa-Like Islamic Shrines.Buddhism during the Mongol Period in Iran.Part IV: The Influences.Buddhism and Early Asceticism in Iran.JÄübir ibn HayyÄün, Ibn SÄ«nÄü and MÄ«r FenderiskÄ«: Any Buddhist Associations?.Conclusion.Appendix: Non-Violence and Rationalism: A Crypto-Buddhist Influence.

• ISBN: 978-1-1370-2293-6
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 24/07/2012
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido