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| Titre : | The Hidden History of Christianity in Asia : The Churches of the East before 1500 |
| Auteurs : | John C. England, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Delhi [Inde] : Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (ISPCK), 1996 |
| Format : | xvi + 203 p. / ill. N&B; Cartes |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | HI (Histoire de l'Eglise/protestantisme: Asie et Océanie) |
| Résumé : | The history of Christianity is often taught, and understood, as comprising only the westward expansion of the church. The long and richly diverse church history of the ‘other half of the world’ has been largely ignored, and seldom outlined in any complete form. This book provides a survey of the history of Christianity in the Asian region, from the second to the fifteenth centuries, that is, prior to the coming of western colonial powers in the region. An attempt has been made to ‘see whole’ the story of the entire eastward movement of Christianity in this period, and to make available results of the very extensive discoveries and research made over some centuries. |
| Note de contenu : |
- List of Plates & Maps - Note on Terms - Acknowledgements - Preface INTRODUCTION - A Story of Half the World: The Necessary Reorientation / The Range of History and Evidence / Religions on the Move PART I - FROM SYRIA TO JAPAN AND JAVA - 1. Persia and Arabia: i) The Beginnings (Place and People; Education and Mission; Writings; Women’s Life; An Independent Church; Theologians and Patriarchs; Under Islam) / ii) Arabia / iii) Conclusion - 2. Characteristics of the Tradition: Symbolism and Interpretation; Humanity and Healing; Creed and Cross; Liturgy and Asceticism - 3. Into Central Asia: i) Transoxiana and West Turkestan (Place and People; On to the East) / ii) East Turkestan (Place and People; Writings) / iii) Tibet - 4. Meanwhile in the South: Writings; Place and People; Worship; Fourth to Ninth Centuries; Women’s Life; Ninth to Fifteenth Centuries - 5. Further to the East: i) Northern and Central China (Writings; Place and People; Eighth to Thirteenth Centuries) / ii) South China (Canton and Foochow; Place and People) / iii) Mongol Empire (Christian Presence; Writings; Place and People; Women’s Life; Christian Centres and Leaders; Place and People) - 6. South and South-East Asia - the Region: i) Ceylon (Place and People) / ii) Burma - Siam - Annam / iii) Malaya / iv) Java-Sumatra - 7. North - East Asia - the Region: i) Korea / ii) Japan (Place and People) - 8. The Age in Transition: Continuity / Writings / Destruction / Divergence and Absorption PART II - IN WORD AND PICTURE - 1. Early Writings and Inscriptions in India: i) Inscriptions and Copper Plates / ii) Crosses and Art-forms / iii) Ancient Songs and Annals / iv) Liturgies, Hymns and Prayers / v) Commentaries and Homilies / vi) Letters - 2. Central Asia and China: i) Syriac Writings / ii) Documents in Sogdian and Uighur / iii) The Nestorian Monument / iv) Chinese Manuscripts / v) Paintings, Carvings, Artefacts / vi) Letters / vii) Historical and Biographical Narratives Conclusion PART III - THE LEGACY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS - The Evidence Reconsidered / Ventures in Interpretation / Questions to the Stories / Entering Upon a Legacy - Select bibliography - Index |
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