Jingjiao; the church of the East in China and Central Asia.(Brief Article)(Book Review)

From: Reference & Research Book News | Date: November 1, 2006 | Copyright information

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Jingjiao; the church of the East in China and Central Asia.

Ed. by Roman Malek.

Steyler Verlag

2006

701 pages

$85.00

Hardcover

BX153

Scholars of Sinology, Central Asian studies, theology, Church history, linguistics, and archeology present 31 contributions exploring jingjiao, Luminous Religion, which is what Nestorian Christianity was called in Tang China. After an account of past and present research, they look at the Tang dynasty, ...

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