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Islam and Buddhism Relations from Balkh to Bangkok and Tokyo
Author(s) -
Yusuf Imtiyaz
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the muslim world
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.106
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 1478-1913
pISSN - 0027-4909
DOI - 10.1111/j.1478-1913.2010.01312.x
Subject(s) - islam , buddhism , citation , library science , religious studies , sociology , media studies , theology , computer science , philosophy
This is the first time in its ninety-nine year history of publication that The Muslim World journal is dedicating a special issue to the theme of Islam-Buddhism. This initiative highlights the expansion of the journal’s coverage and is a new point of departure in the venture of Islamic Studies, which up until recently, has largely been restricted to relations between adherents of the three Abrahamic faiths. Hopefully, in the near future, this journal will also consider Islam’s relations with the other Asian and African religions. The history of interreligious relations and exchange between Islam and Buddhism extends over their meetings in West, Central, South, Southeast and Far East Asia. This historic exchange dates from the ages of the Silk Road (4 BCE–1400 CE) and the Age of Commerce (1450–1680 CE). The early meetings were followed, in some cases, by conversion to Islam, as in the cases of Central and maritime Southeast Asia. Yet, there remained regions where Buddhism and Islam continued to exist side-by-side, as in the cases of India and mainland Southeast Asia.