Most of the world's major religions spread and flourished along the Silk Road. This unit studies the history, teachings, literature, art and archaeology of Buddhism, Manichaeism, Christianity and Zoroastrianism in Central Asia and North China in the first millennium of the CE. It explores themes related to cross-cultural transmission, translation, assimilation and reception. -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Gunner Mikkelsen
Prerequisites: 39cp or (6cp in AHIS or AHST or MHIS or HIST units at 200 level)
