A history of Uyghur Buddhism Johan Elverskog

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Elverskog, Johan, 1968- [VerfasserIn]

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TextLanguage: English Publisher: New York Columbia University Press 2024Description: 278 Seiten Illustrationen, KartenContent type:

Text

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Band

ISBN:

9780231215251
9780231215244

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Additional physical formats: No title; Erscheint auch als: History of Uyghur BuddhismDDC classification:

294.30951/6 23/eng/20231201

LOC classification:

BQ649.X56

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ASIEN
BE 8501
BE 8507

Contents:

Summary: "Today most Uyghurs are Muslims, but this has not always been so. For centuries they were Buddhists, forging their distinctive tradition along the Silk Road at the center of Buddhist Eurasia. In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries they were so renowned for their monuments, which spanned Beijing to Baghdad, that Tibetans considered their kingdom to be the mythical land of Shambhala. And yet, during the Qing period they converted to Islam, rewriting their past and erasing their Buddhist history. In the early nineteenth century the European orientalists rediscovered Uyghur Buddhism but did not develop their knowledge until the late 1800s when explorers discovered the treasures of the long-lost civilizations of the Silk Road. The Uyghurs, it turned out, had been not only Buddhists but also Christians and Manichaeans, raising questions about why they became Buddhists and why they converted to Islam"

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
single unit book	HAC Library - Holdings of the American Academy in Berlin HAC – 1st floor – Library Room – Open Stacks	F (Affiliated)	F:BQ649.X56 E45 2024 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Paperback		2024-0129

Introduction -- 1. Becoming Buddhist -- 2. Buddhist Politics -- 3. Buddhist Economics -- 4. Uyghur Buddhisms -- 5. Becoming Muslim -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

"Today most Uyghurs are Muslims, but this has not always been so. For centuries they were Buddhists, forging their distinctive tradition along the Silk Road at the center of Buddhist Eurasia. In the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries they were so renowned for their monuments, which spanned Beijing to Baghdad, that Tibetans considered their kingdom to be the mythical land of Shambhala. And yet, during the Qing period they converted to Islam, rewriting their past and erasing their Buddhist history. In the early nineteenth century the European orientalists rediscovered Uyghur Buddhism but did not develop their knowledge until the late 1800s when explorers discovered the treasures of the long-lost civilizations of the Silk Road. The Uyghurs, it turned out, had been not only Buddhists but also Christians and Manichaeans, raising questions about why they became Buddhists and why they converted to Islam"

"I therefore sincerely thank all those who supported this project: the American Academy in Berlin [...]."-- p.XIII

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