Islamic Encounters with Sinic and Buddhistic Realms (Silk Road): February 19, 2015

Islamic Encounters with Sinic and Buddhistic Realms: February 19, 2015
Presenters:

Johan Elverskog, Professor, Department of Religious Studies, Southern Methodist University
“‘Ala’ ad-dawla as-Simnani and the Buddhists of Iran, 1258-1328”

David Roxburgh, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Professor of Islamic Art History, Department of History of Art and Architecture, Harvard University
“Ghiyath al-Din Naqqash and His Visit to Beijing, 1419-22”

Discussant:, Mika Natif, Assistant Professor, Department of Art History, George Washington University