Open AccessA Historic Path through Four Empires
Author(s) -
D.P. Shulga,
М. В. Дурова
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
vestnik novosibirskogo gosudarstvennogo universiteta. seriâ: istoriâ, filologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1818-7919
DOI - 10.25205/1818-7919-2020-19-4-51-58
Subject(s) - china , kingdom , christianity , relation (database) , history , ancient history , inner mongolia , archaeology , geology , paleontology , database , computer science
This article presents an analysis of the historical role of Nestorian Christianity in China. Also, it considers new archaeological and epigraphic materials from the Nestorian burial grounds of the Yuan dynasty (the territory of the modern Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region). Despite some interest in spreading the teachings of the “Syrian Church” in Central and East Asia (the most famous example is the famous book “In Search of a Fictional Kingdom” by L. N. Gumilev) Russian science lacks publications related to the tangible Nestorians heritage located in the territory of modern China during its heyday (the Tang and Yuan dynasties). This paper is partially dedicated to partially filling this gap introducing brief data on the Wangmulian, Aolunsumu and Muhuerso-Buerga burial grounds. In addition, the authors paid attention to the interesting set of terms that the Chinese used in relation to the new religion.