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Sogdiana and a Cultural Crossroad

Year

2025

Language

ENGLISH

Duration

29m

Rating

TVPG

Performers

Eren Tasar

Directed By

The Great Courses

Publication Information

The Great Courses

Summary

Religion became a key form of cultural fusion in early Central Asia. Trace the influence in the region of the beliefs and rituals of Zoroastrianism, and the role of Buddhism in the development of long-distance trade. Road. Learn of the ancient civilization's embrace of Nestorian Christianity, through which the religion first entered Central Asia and China.

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