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University of Washington, Simpson Center for the Humanities

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Museum Collections of Silk Road Art "[A]nnotated descriptions of and links to the websites of major art museums exhibiting objects of interest for the study of the Silk Road" from the University of Washington's Silk Road Seattle, "an ongoing public education project using the 'Silk Road' theme to explore cultural interaction across Eurasia from the beginning of the Common Era (A. D.) to the Seventeenth Century." Go to Museum Resource: http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/museums/srmuseums.html

Religions of the Silk Road: Manichaeism "The prophet Mani was born in 216 CE in Persian Babylonia (modern day Iraq), into an ascetic community of Judaized Christians (Christians who continued strict observance of traditional Jewish praxis)." Brief overview of Manichaeism, especially its spread to China and Central Asia. WIth three images. Part of a larger exhibit on the art of the silk road. Go to Museum Resource: http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/religion/manichaeism/manichaeism.h...

Religions of the Silk Road: The Eastern (Nestorian) Church "The 'Nestorian' identification of the eastern churches sprouted from the theological and political disputes of the fourth and fifth centuries. One of these disputes was over proper terminology for Mary, the mother of Jesus, which was, in turn, the result of a dispute over the nature of Jesus himself." Brief overview of Nestorian Christianity, especially its spread to China. WIth two images. Part of a larger exhibit on the art of the silk road. Go to Museum Resource: http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/religion/nestorians/nestorians.html

Religions of the Silk Road: Zoroastrianism "Zoroastrianism, the dominant pre-Islamic religious tradition of the Iranian peoples, was founded by the prophetic reformer Zoroaster in the 6th or 7th century BCE (if not earlier). The religion survived into the 20th century in isolated areas of Iran, and is also practiced in parts of India (particularly Bombay) by descendants of Iranian immigrants known as Parsis." Brief overview of Zoroastrianism, especially its spread to China. WIth two images. Part of a larger exhibit on the art of the silk road. Go to Museum Resource: http://depts.washington.edu/silkroad/exhibit/religion/zoroastrianism/zoroastria...

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