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Early Christian remains of Inner Mongolia : discovery, reconstruction and appropriation /
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 rel...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
| Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2008.
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| Colección: | Sinica Leidensia ;
v. 88. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxix, 356 pages, [51?] leaves of plates) : illustrations (some color), maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-351) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047443230 9047443233 |
| ISSN: | 0169-9563 ; |