Dynamics, Stability & Tradition: The Role of the Religions of Iranian Speakers in Central and Eastern Asia

Various religions were transmitted through the Silk Roads, a famous system of trade routes. For this transmission, Iranian speakers played vital role. They travelled on migrating and establishing colonies alongside their networks leading to geographical expansion activity fields. Because vast activities, some languages are counted as lingua franca, or shared language for communication, Roads. The adhered Buddhism, Christianity (Church East), Islam, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism. Some kept religious practices homeland in these newly established colonies, while others converted local dominant religions. At times, activities resulted dynamic changes themselves exchange partners whilst, at other they led establishment new traditions which became stabilised within settled communities.