Silk and Religion : An Exploration of Material Life and the Thought of People, AD 600-1200

Silk and Religion : An Exploration of Material Life and the Thought of People, AD 600-1200

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Xinru Liu studies the silk trade in Eurasia between the seventh and twelfth centuries to explore how religious ideas affected economic behavior. Long-distance silk trade was established for centuries in ancient Eurasia, well before the state in Tang China and the Byzantine Empire set up state
silk industries and clothing codes to regulate the trade and consumption of silk textiles. Silk textiles were invested with symbolic meaning and their use restricted to bureaucratic and religious hierarchies in both regions.

Silk and Religion: An Exploration of Material Life and the Thought of People, AD 600-1200 ,Xinru Liu,Oxford University Press, USA,0195636554,Asia - China,Customs & Traditions,Economic History,Eurasia,History,History - General History,History: World,Medieval World History (Circa 450 - Circa 1450),Religious aspects,Silk,Silk industry,Sociology Of Religion,World - General,Asian / Middle Eastern history,Business & Economics / Commerce,China,History, World | India,India,Oriental art,Religion: general,Textile arts,c 1000 CE to c 1500,c 500 CE to c 1000 CE

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