Buddhism in Iran : an anthropological approach to traces and influences / Mostafa Vaziri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vaziri, Mostafa, 1956-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Buddhism--Iran--History.

Buddhism.

Buddhism and culture--Iran.

Buddhism and culture.

History.

Iran.

Physical Description:

xxii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2012.

Summary:

Exploring the interactions of the Buddhist world with the dominant cultures of Iran in pre-and post-islamic times, this book demonstrates that the traces and cross-influences of Buddhism have brought the material and spiritual culture of Iran to its present state even after the term "Buddhism" was eradicated from the literary and popular languages of the region. In the course of its history, Iranian culture adopted and assimilated a system of Buddhist art, iconography, religious symbolism, literature, and asceticism due to the open border of eastern Iran with the Buddhist region, and the resultant intermingling of the two worlds. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 The Beginning

1 Introduction to the Buddha's Key Spiritual and Philosophical Concepts 3

Part 2 The Early Interactions

2 The Early Spread and Influences of Buddhism in Iran 15

3 Mani, "the Buddha of Light" 29

Part 3 The Traces

4 The Legendary Story of the Buddha in Iran 43

5 Qadamgah (Holy Footprints) and Monastic Caves in Iran 67

6 Nawbahar and Stupa-Like Islamic Shrines 89

7 Buddhism during the Mongol Period in Iran 111

Part 4 The Influences

8 Buddhism and Early Asceticism in Iran 135

9 Jabir ibn Hayyan, Ibn Sina, and Mir Fenderiski: Any Buddhist Associations? 155.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [223]-246) and index.

ISBN:

9781137022936

1137022930

OCLC:

774697202