{"product_id":"religious-encounters-along-the-silk-huaiyu-chen-9781666943887","title":"Religious Encounters Along the Silk Road: Connections, Competitions, and Comparisons","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eReligious Encounters along the Silk Road\u003c\/i\u003e draws on a diverse range of sources to examine the connections, rivalries, and interactions among Buddhism, Christianity, and Daoism along the Silk Road during the medieval era. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book analyzes these dynamics from political, textual, ritual, and ethnic perspectives to argue that interreligious exchanges were integral to the broader process of medieval globalization, shaping political and religious life in Central Asia and China within a multilingual, multi-religious, and multi-ethnic environment. This book further suggests that Buddhists, Christians, and Daoists coexisted within shared political, textual, ritual, and ethnic spheres, developing distinct strategies to navigate and adapt to political and religious challenges. These communities likely influenced one another's texts and rituals under the same political regime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Huaiyu Chen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1666943886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781666943887\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.11d","brand":"Huaiyu Chen","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47425600127231,"sku":"9781666943887","price":115.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4cb00767-7b81-4002-86d5-c90a19ae4666.jpg?v=1761540333","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/religious-encounters-along-the-silk-huaiyu-chen-9781666943887","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}