Salle 2, Site Marcelin Berthelot
En libre accès, dans la limite des places disponibles
-

Résumé

That Buddhism constituted in the ancient Asian world a dynamic vector of cultural exchan­ges is a well-known fact. For centuries, the proselytistic nature of Buddhism overlapped vital trade and travel networks, and stimulated inter-regional phenomena of transmission and adapta­tion that made artistic forms spread and bounce back, modified and enriched, across long distances. The materiality of these complex cultural processes is however not yet adequately understood, since we depend on still partial archaeological records. In this paper some case studies will be examined, with special focus on the artistic ties between modern-day Afghanistan and Xinjiang during the second half of the first millennium CE.

Intervenant(s)

Anna Filigenzi

University of Naples "L'Orientale" / ISMEO