The Barbarian Empires of the Steppes
Season 1
Ep 10. Buddhism, Manichaeism, and Christianity
- TV-PG
- January 13, 2014
- 30 min
Continue exploring the importance of the Silk Road, but progress to a discussion of religions spread and practiced along the route. Learn why Nestorian Christianity, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and above all, Buddhism, were appealing to nomadic populations, and the impact these faiths had on these people and their caravan cities.