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Essay / Silks and Religion in Eurasia - 1098
The silk trade in Eurasia has transformed over the past centuries, mainly due to cultural and religious differences. Between textiles, colors, different styles and embroidery techniques, the silk market was constantly evolving and innovating. Many different people throughout history have had the honor of wearing this delicate and precious fabric, including: priests, emperors, elite officials, and even some merchants. The creation of the unique “tiraz” embroidery pattern changed the way different historians distinguished the era, the ruler and even the religion in which the owner of the silk lived. The color style disgusted different types of people and their position in society. Likewise, the book chapter “Transforming the Eurasian Silk Market” and the academic journal “Silk and Religions in Eurasia” talk about the exquisiteness and value of silk, which is also used to distinguish different high-ranking officials. To begin with, tiraz, a Persian word for embroidery is a silk print embroidered on the edges of a silk textile. “Historians of the art of Islamic textiles have carefully cataloged and dated all available tiraz textiles – that is, textiles whose edges are lined or embroidered with Arabic or Persian inscriptions praising Allah and dating the rulers” (“Silk and Religions in Eurasia” 28). Most of the tiraz textiles were preserved in the church and were used to date the periods of history in which they were made through the inscription of the ruler of the time. However, the other written publication indicates that non-Islamic producers used tiraz in a different way. “Non-Islamic silk producers often decorated their textiles with human and animal figures. Islam strongly opposed such figures, which could introduce ido...... middle of paper ...artifacts to be found and new publications to be read. Knowledge of the world and cultures around us is endless because we are constantly finding new information every day. Tiraz, the silk embroidery technique, helps historians identify the century of silk manufacturing, the religion practiced by the owner and also the ruler of the time. The different colors and styles of silk helped people distinguish what social rank a certain person belonged to, whether it was an emperor, a cardinal, or even a merchant. History is constantly changing as the world around us changes. Help us innovate in technology and find better ways to do research. The information found on the Silk Road will continue to evolve, as we look more at other forms of research and better ways to connect with people in other parts of the world..