Along the musk routes: exchanges between Tibet and the Islamic world

From as early as the ninth century onwards, Arabic literature praises the quality of a typical and highly desirable product of Tibet, musk. In Arabic and Persian as well as Tibetan and Hebrew texts musk is discussed in a variety of genres such as geographical, zoological, religious and medical liter...

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Main Authors: Akasoy, A, Yoeli-Tlalim, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Brill 2007
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