Silk Road Traces: Studies on Syriac Christianity in China and Central Asia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783643912282)

This volume includes cutting-edge research on the spread of Syrian Christianity along the Silk Road from the 6th to the 14th century. Recent archaeological discoveries and excavations of ancient and medieval Christian sites in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and China shed new light on Christian communities in Central Asia, China and Mongolia. Scholars from such fields as archaeology, manuscript studies, history and theology have contributed, offering new insights into the influence of Syriac Christianity along the Silk Roads. Li Tang is Senior Research Fellow at the Center for the Study of the Christian East (ZECO), University of Salzburg/Austria. Dietmar W. Winkler is Head of the Department of Biblical Studies and Ecclesiastical History, and Associate Director of the Center for the Study of the Christian East (ZECO), University of Salzburg/Austria

Author: Lit Verlag
ISBN-10: 3643912285
ISBN-13: 9783643912282
Publisher: Lit Verlag
Language: English
Published: 04/20/2023
Pages: 424
Format: Paperback