The “Brilliant Teaching”: Iranian Christians in Tang China and Their Identity

The last three decades or so have seen an increasing interest in the early history of Christianity in China, particularly in Christian communities in the Tang period. One of the pertinent questions asked—particularly by theologians—is whether the “Brilliant Teaching” (Jingjiao), as the religion call...

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Main Author: Deeg, Max 1958- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Ruhr-Universität Bochum 2021
In: Entangled Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 6
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B China / Iran (Antiquity) / Tang Dynasty / Nestorians / Group identity
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
KAD Church history 500-900; early Middle Ages
KBM Asia
KDH Christian sects
RB Church office; congregation
Further subjects:B Tang
B Jingjiao
B Persian
B Iranian
B Chinese Christianity
B Identity
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