ISBN:
9789047443230
,
9047443233
Language:
English
Pages:
Online Ressource (xxix, 356 p., [51?] leaves of plates)
,
ill. (some col.), maps.
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Series Statement:
Sinica Leidensia 0169-9563 v. 88
Series Statement:
Sinica Leidensia v. 88
Parallel Title:
Druckausg. Halbertsma, Tjalling H. F., 1969 - Early Christian remains of Inner Mongolia
DDC:
275.177
Keywords:
Christianity China
;
Inner Mongolia
;
Christianity
;
Religion Innere Mongolei
;
China
;
Inner Mongolia
;
RELIGION ; Christianity ; History
;
Christianity
;
Nestorianer
;
Innere Mongolei
;
China ; Inner Mongolia
;
Electronic books
;
Innere Mongolei
;
Nestorianer
Abstract:
The early Christian presence in Inner Mongolia forms the subject of this book. These Nestorian remains must primarily be attributed to the Ongut, a Turkic people closely allied to the Mongols. Writing in Syriac, Uighur and Chinese scripts and languages, the Nestorian Ongut drew upon a variety of religions and cultures to decorate their gravestones with crosses rising from lotus flowers, dragons and Taoist imagery. This heritage also portrays designs found in the Islamic world. Taking a closer look at the discovery of this material and its significance for the study of the early Church of the E
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-351) and index. - Description based on print version record
