Buddhism in Iran [electronic resource] : An Anthropological Approach to Traces and Influences /
Vaziri, M.author.
Exploring the interactions of the Buddhist world with the dominant cultures of Iran in pre- and post-Islamic times, Vaziri 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 was eradicated from the literary and popular language of the region.
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
pt. 1. The beginning -- pt. 2. The early interactions -- pt. 3. The traces -- pt. 4. The influences.
Exploring the interactions of the Buddhist world with the dominant cultures of Iran in pre- and post-Islamic times, Vaziri 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 was eradicated from the literary and popular language of the region.
Ethnology.
Religion and sociology.
Anthropology.
Ethnology—Middle East .
Buddhism.
Social Anthropology.
Cultural Anthropology.
Sociology of Religion.
Anthropology.
Middle Eastern Culture.
Buddhism.