Luminous Way to the East: Texts and History of the First Encounter of Christianity with China - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Matteo Nicolini-ZaniSeries:AAR Religion in TranslationPublish date:2022-04-12Pages:420
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197609644ISBN-10:197609643UPC:9780197609644Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Christianity, Sociology of Religion, AnthropologyBook Topic:History, Cultural & SocialSize:9.43 x 6.48 x 1.29 inchesWeight:1.6623Product ID:SC2FXX0K63
Luminous Way to the East: Texts and History of the First Encounter of Christianity with China
The Luminous Way to the East offers a comprehensive survey of the historical, literary, epigraphic, and archaeological sources of the first stage of the Christian mission to China. It explores the complex and multifaceted process of the interaction with the different cultural and religious milieux that the Church of the East experienced in its diffusion throughout Central Asia and into China...
Series: AAR Religion in Translation
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oxford University PressISBN-13:9780197609644ISBN-10:197609643UPC:9780197609644Book Category:Religion, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Christianity, Sociology of Religion, AnthropologyBook Topic:History, Cultural & SocialSize:9.43 x 6.48 x 1.29 inchesWeight:1.6623Product ID:SC2FXX0K63
Matteo Nicolini-Zani is a Catholic monk of the ecumenical Monastic Community of Bose, Italy, and a sinologist. As an independent scholar, he conducts historical and literary research on Christianity in China. He is the author of Christian Monks on Chinese Soil: A History of Monastic Missions to China.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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