The Christian communities in Tang China: Between adaptation and religious self-identity

Deeg, Max ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5703-2976 2024. The Christian communities in Tang China: Between adaptation and religious self-identity. Doney, Lewis, Meinert, Carmen, Sorensen, Henrik H. and Kasai, Yukiyo, eds. Buddhism in Central Asia III: Impacts of Non-Buddhist Influences, Doctrines, Vol. 14. Dynamics in the History of Religions,, Brill, pp. 123-144. (10.1163/9789004687288_006)

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Abstract

This paper will discuss the ‘strategies’ of self-representation of the Christian minority and diaspora community in Tang China (618–907, 唐) in the wider context of a society and culture dominated by strong religious competitors (Buddhism, Daoism) and state (court) regulation. The few preserved documents suggest that the community drew heavily on Buddhist terminology and inherited Chinese religio-cultural concepts when presenting their religion in Chinese (so-called Dunhuang documents) but used a strategy of court affinity and distinction from other religions when presenting itself in a semi-official way (e.g., in the stele inscription of Xi’an 西安).

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher:	Brill
ISBN:	9789004687288
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	5 June 2024
Last Modified:	05 Jun 2024 15:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/168640

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