Religions of the Silk Road Premodern Globalization Foltz Buddhism Islam Harvard

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Religions of the Silk Road Premodern Globalization Foltz Buddhism Islam Harvard. Premodern Patterns of Globalization. Richard C. Foltz• Ph.D. Harvard • Professor of Religions & Cultures, Concordia University. Richard C. Foltz. Richard C. Foltz (born 1961) is a Canadian cultural historian and one of the foremost English-language scholars of Iranian civilization and its global religious legacy. Religions of the Silk Road – Richard Foltz – Palgrave Macmillan 2010 Revised 2nd Edition • 2010 World History / Religious Studies Palgrave Macmillan Religions of the Silk Road Premodern Patterns of Globalization Richard C. Foltz • Ph.D. Harvard • Professor of Religions & Cultures, Concordia University Palgrave Macmillan, New York • 2010 (Revised 2nd Ed.) • ISBN 978-0-230-62125-1 About This Book A landmark work in world history and religious studies, Religions of the Silk Road traces the spread of faith traditions across the trans-Eurasian trade routes over more than two millennia — from the ancient Iranian world through Central Asia to China and beyond. Richard Foltz argues that the Silk Road was not merely a conduit for goods but a dynamic marketplace of ideas, where Indian, Iranian, Semitic, and Mediterranean religious traditions collided, merged, and were radically transformed. Foltz takes readers through the full spectrum of Silk Road religion: Zoroastrianism and its profound influence on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; Buddhism's eastward migration from India to China and Japan; the remarkable survival of Nestorian Christianity as far as the Tang Dynasty court; the global reach of Manichaeism; the spread of Islam by merchants and missionaries across the steppe; the Mongol court's extraordinary religious eclecticism; and the eventual "closing" of this religious marketplace. The book concludes with a brilliant chapter on how the market itself became a kind of religion — the precedent for modern globalization. Widely adopted as a course text at universities worldwide and praised in every major review journal, this revised and updated 2nd edition (Palgrave Macmillan, 2010) incorporates a decade of new scholarship into what was already considered one of the finest short works in global history. "An absolute gem... well researched and well written, it brings together a huge amount of information in an attractive package." — Jerry H. Bentley, Editor, Journal of World History ✦ About the Author ✦ Richard C. Foltz Ph.D., Harvard University • Professor, Concordia University, Montréal • Author of 12 Books Richard C. Foltz (born 1961) is a Canadian cultural historian and one of the foremost English-language scholars of Iranian civilization and its global religious legacy. He holds a Ph.D. in Middle Eastern History from Harvard University and degrees in Persian literature and applied linguistics from the University of Utah. Prior to entering academia he spent several years in Europe working as a musician, film critic, and travel writer — a breadth that lends his scholarship its distinctively accessible, narrative quality. Foltz has held teaching posts at Kuwait University, Brown University, Columbia University, and the University of Florida, and is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Religions and Cultures and founding director of the Centre for Iranian Studies at Concordia University in Montréal. He is also a Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Arab and Islamic Studies at the Australian National University. The author of twelve books and over one hundred scholarly articles translated into more than a dozen languages, Foltz is the defining voice on the role of Iranians in the transmission of world religion. His other major works include Spirituality in the Land of the Noble: How Iran Shaped the World's Religions (Oneworld, 2004), Religions of Iran: From Prehistory to the Present (Oneworld, 2013), and Iran in World History (Oxford University Press, 2016). Religions & Traditions Covered Zoroastrianism — The Iranian religious world; its influence on all world faiths Buddhism — Eastward transmission from India through Central Asia to China Manichaeism & Nestorian Christianity — "Heresies" that conquered the steppe Judaism — Central Asian Jewish communities along the trade routes Islam — Islamization of the Silk Road; the Mongol court's religious eclecticism The Market as Religion — Commerce, globalization, and the closing of the marketplace Title Religions of the Silk Road Subtitle Premodern Patterns of Globalization Author Richard C. Foltz Publisher Palgrave Macmillan Edition Revised 2nd Ed. — 2010 Pages xiii + 190 Format Trade Paperback ISBN-13 978-0-230-62125-1 Subject World History / Religion Used As Standard University Course Text Condition Good ⚠ Highlighting Throughout Highlighting is present throughout the book — a previous reader's study copy. Binding is tight and secure. Pages are clean and crisp with no foxing or moisture damage. No other writing, underlining, or marginalia noted. The book is otherwise in near-new physical condition. Highlighting is disclosed and reflected in the condition grade. Please see photos for full assessment. ✦ Ideal For Students and scholars in world history, religious studies, Central Asian history, and Iranian studies — this is a standard course text at universities worldwide, making it a perennial search item. Also a natural fit for general readers interested in the Silk Road, the history of globalization, or the origins of world religions. Highlighting makes this a practical reading copy at a price point accessible to students on a budget — a real advantage for a book that routinely appears on syllabi. JT Enterportals Rare, Academic & Scholarly Books 📦 Same or Next Business Day Shipping >>Powered by WonderLister App