Silk Road Traces: Studies on Syriac Christianity in China and Central Asia

by Lit Verlag

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3643912285
• ISBN13: 9783643912282
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Lit Verlag
• Length: 424 Pages