The silk. A subtle thread that, for centuries, has brought together the peoples of East and West
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Abstract
The Silk Road is an extraordinary network of trade, cultural and religious routes of about 15000 km of length. Formore 2000 years it has represented the only link between East and West peoples. From the ancient city of Xi’an, thesilk production centre, the Silk Road is arrived to the Mediterranean Sea through Russia, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan,Kyrgystan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Armenia, Syria, Turkey, Greece and Egypt. The mainobjective of this contribution is the analysis of the cultural value of this trade route which has favoured the exchangeof many products providing relevant social, economic and cultural contacts. The Silk Road, for centuries, has joinedEast and West peoples. A very topical theme today. T
Keywords
radition, net, identity, continuity, knowledge, Keywords plus, Eastern civilization– Cultural relations, Western civilization, Cultural identity, Traditional knowledge.Tradición, red, identidad, continuidad, conocimiento - Descriptores, Civilización oriental - relaciones culturales – civilización occidental, identidad cultura, conocimiento tradicional.Rede, identidade, continuidade, conhecimento, Palavras-chave descritores, Oriental civilization - relações culturais - civilização ocidental, identidade cultural, conhecimento tradicional.
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Niglio, O. (2012). The silk. A subtle thread that, for centuries, has brought together the peoples of East and West. Apuntes: Revista De Estudios Sobre Patrimonio Cultural, 25(1). Retrieved from https://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/revApuntesArq/article/view/8838
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