From Ancient India to Medieval Shiraz
The Journey of the Ascetic Cat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9978730 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Saghi Gazerani (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 341-360 |
| Publication date | 2018-02-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Iranian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-0862 • E-ISSN: 1475-4819 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00210862.2018.1426985 |
| OpenAlex | W2793656044 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 9 |
The figure of the ascetic cat, one known for his pretense to piety, appears throughout the medieval Persian literature. This study examines the movement of this literary motif along the Silk Road where Buddhism and Manichaeism facilitated its transmission into the nascent Islamic civilization. The study traces the possible paths of their journey by examining both the literary transmission of two anecdotes of the ascetic cat from India to Shiraz, as well as by considering the historical context for such transmission
Ancient history · Archaeology · Art · Asceticism · Buddhism · Civilization · Context (archaeology · Islam · Literature · Persian · Piety · Theology · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Philosophy · Religious studies · Religious Studies
Lost Enlightenment
Art. XIII.—The Tantrākhyāna, a Collection of Indian Folklore, from a unique Sanskrit MS. discovered in Nepal
The spread of buddhism in Serindia—Buddhism among iranians, tocharians and turks before the 13th century
Der Manichäismus als Vermittler literarischen Gutes
Buddhism in Iran
A medieval Persian satirist
| Citations per year | 0.29 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |