The Nestorian Monument of Hsî-an Fû in Shen-Hsî, China / / James Legge.
The “Nestorian Monument” or “Nestorian Stele” is a fascinating attestation of the work of Syriac-speaking missionaries in sixth-century China. Commemorating the diffusion of Christianity in China from 635-781, the inscription was erected in the latter year as a public monument. The inscription in Ch...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2011] ©2011 |
| Year of Publication: | 2011 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Analecta Gorgiana
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (74 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- The Nestorian Monument of Hsî-an Fû in Shen-Hsî, China -- PREFACE -- TEXT AND TRANSLATION OF THE MONUMENT -- A LECTURE |
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| Summary: | The “Nestorian Monument” or “Nestorian Stele” is a fascinating attestation of the work of Syriac-speaking missionaries in sixth-century China. Commemorating the diffusion of Christianity in China from 635-781, the inscription was erected in the latter year as a public monument. The inscription in Chinese, supplemented with some Syriac, provides a brief outline of Christian doctrine and provides an account of how Christianity came to China. This book offers an English translation of the monument along with the original language text. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781463215750 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
| DOI: | 10.31826/9781463215750 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | James Legge. |