Johan Elverskog: How Buddhist & Muslim Stereotypes Conceal the Real History
Podcast |
Tricycle Talks
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Religion & Spirituality
Publication Date |
Feb 27, 2018
Episode Duration |
00:30:20
In the 13th century, Muslim soldiers attacked the Buddhist monastery Nalanda in India. This event is held up as an example of how Muslim invaders were responsible for the eventual destruction of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent. But it is far from the full story. Here, history professor and Chair of Religious Studies at Southern Methodist University, Johan Elverskog, talks to Tricycle editor and publisher James Shaheen about common misconceptions about the history of Islam and Buddhism, which are often rooted in stereotypes. Elverskog also debunks the assertion that the Mughal invasions were the sole cause of Buddhism’s waning on the subcontinent, a long-held narrative often used to justify Islamophobia.

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