05295oam 2200685I 450 991046341130332120200520144314.01-283-97039-20-203-03680-81-136-10970-610.4324/9780203036808 (CKB)2670000000325141(EBL)1111506(OCoLC)826854907(SSID)ssj0000852378(PQKBManifestationID)11498955(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000852378(PQKBWorkID)10852590(PQKB)11679433(MiAaPQ)EBC1111506(Au-PeEL)EBL1111506(CaPaEBR)ebr10645736(CaONFJC)MIL428289(OCoLC)828735759(EXLCZ)99267000000032514120180331d1999 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrChristians in Asia before 1500 /Ian Gillman and Hans-Joachim KlimkeitLondon ;New York :Routledge,1999.1 online resource (411 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-138-97066-2 0-7007-1022-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 363-380) and index.Cover; Christians in Asia before 1500; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Maps and Plates; Foreword; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 Apostolic Times and Apostolic Traditions; 3 A Necessary Excursus into Theology; 4 Christians in Syria and Palestine; Introduction; The Role of Jewish Christianity; The Spread of Christianity in the Region; Cultural Tensions; Three Key Centres: Jerusalem, Antioch, Edessa; Some Major Figures and their Influence; The Ascetic Spirit of Syrian Christianity; Syrian Mysticism and Monasticism; Common Religiosity and Distinctive CommunionsUnder Muslims and Crusaders to AD 15105 Christians in 'Arabia'; Christian Beginnings among Arabs; Conflicts Without and Within; Interaction with Islam; 6 Christians in Armenia and Georgia; Introduction; Christian Beginnings and Establishment; Under Political Pressures prior to Islam; Theological Stances; The Impact of Islam; The Era of the Crusaders and Thereafter; 7 Christians in Persia (Iran); Foundations Laid; Through Persecution to Autonomy; Both Autonomous and Predominantly Nestorian; Under Muslims and Mongols; Emphases, Concerns and Domestic Organisation of The Church of the East'Monks and Missionaries Retrospect; 8 Christians in India; Early Links between India and 'the West'; Apostolic Foundations?; The Indian Christian Community until AD 1520; South Indian Christians - their Lives, Status and Relationship o Indian Culture; The Organisation and Theology of the Church; The Impact of the Portuguese; Retrospect; 9 Christians in Central Asia; Central Asia as the Scene of Nestorian Expansion; Chorasan and Adjacent Areas; Transoxania / West Turkestan; The Southern Silk Route; The Northern Silk Route; North of the Tien-Shan Mountains; Decline of ChristianityOrganisation of the Church in Central and East AsiaThe Plurality of Christian Denominations in Central Asia and the Appearance of Latin Christians; Christian Literature in Central Asia; 10 Christians in China; Christians in Pre-T'ang China?; The Appearance of Christians in T'ang China; The Monument at Sian-fu; The Chinese Nestorian Texts of the T'ang Period; The Decline of Christianity in T'ang China; The Mongols in China; Nestorians among the Ruling Mongols; Khubilai Khan's Attitude to Christianity; Nestorianism in the Secular Life of Yuan China; Christian Monks and Hermits in Yuan ChinaFranciscan Envoys, Legates and MissionariesJohn of Montecorvino; Later Franciscans in China; 11 Christians in South-East Asia; Ancient Trade Routes and Consequent Possibilities; Evidence of Christians in South-East Asia before AD 1500; 12 Conclusion; Notes; Appendices; A. General Chronological Chart; B. Chronological Table for the 'Church of the East'; C. Christians in Japan; Bibliography; IndexThe history of Christianity in Asia is little dealt with either by Church historians or by historians of religion. It is generally unknown, even amongst theologians, that there was a long history of Christianity in Persia, India, Central Asia and China before the appearance on the scene of the first missionaries from the West. A systematic history of the Christian Church in Asia before 1500 is needed.Drawing on material hitherto unknown in the English speaking world, this is a timely and important book because there is a heightened interest today in the early forms of Asian Christianity. TChurch historyPrimitive and early church, ca. 30-600Church historyMiddle Ages, 600-1500AsiaChurch historyElectronic books.Church historyChurch history275Gillman Ian.916071Klimkeit Hans-Joachim637161MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910463411303321Christians in Asia before 15002053710UNINA