Silk Road East-West Cultural Exchange and Northern Grassland Art - Volume 3

Aifeng, Shen (EDT)/ Rui, Li (TRN)

Palgrave Macmillan（2026/08発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 366 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9789819590926

Full Description

This book is Volume 3 of Silk Road Cultural Exchange between East and West and the Art of the Northern Steppes. Through comparative study of artistic forms, historical settings, and cultural meanings, it interprets Buddhist art in northwestern China and examines visual cultures linked to other foreign religions. It shows how Silk Road art embodied multicultural encounters and how external influences were localized and reshaped within Chinese contexts. Drawing on classical texts, major archaeological finds, rich visual evidence, and first-hand fieldwork, the volume analyzes Dunhuang murals, sculpture from the Yungang Grottoes, and artistic expressions associated with Islam, Nestorian Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Manichaeism. It also surveys crafts and decorative motifs circulating along Silk Road routes. By combining cross-regional stylistic comparison with cultural interpretation, the book offers a grounded account of how diverse traditions were transformed into distinctive local forms while clarifying both shared features and East-West differences.

Contents

1. Introduction.- 2. Yungang Grottoes and Stelae of Northern Dynasties.- 3. Cultural Influences on Dunhuang Grottoes.- 4. Eastward Spread of Nestorian, Manichaeism, and Zoroastrian Art.- 5. Islamic Art and Its Eastward Spread.- 6. East-West Cultural Exchange and Decorative Art.- 7. Conclusion.