Early Buddhist Transmission and Trade Networks
Mobility and Exchange within and beyond the Northwestern Borderlands of South Asia
Author(s)
Neelis, Jason
Collection
Knowledge Unlatched (KU)Number
100630Language
EnglishAbstract
This book examines catalysts for Buddhist formation in ancient South Asia and expansion throughout and beyond the northwestern Indian subcontinent to Central Asia by investigating symbiotic relationships between networks of religious mobility and trade. Readership: Readers with interests in the history of Buddhism, South Asian religions and economy, premodern trade routes, cultural geography, and cross-cultural interactions between India, Central Asia, Iran, and the Hellenistic world.
Keywords
Theology; History of Religion; Buddhism; Common Era; GandharaDOI
10.1163/ej.9789004181595.i-372ISBN
9789004194588OCN
727951411Publisher
BrillPublisher website
https://brill.com/Publication date and place
2010Grantor
Imprint
BrillSeries
Dynamics in the History of Religions, 2Classification
History of religion