Old society, new belief : religious transformation of China and Rome, ca. 1st-6th centuries /

In the first century of the Common Era, two new belief systems entered long-established cultures with radically different outlooks and values: in that century, missionaries started to spread the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth in the Roman empire and the Buddha in China. Both were not only ancient cu...

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Hauptverfasser:
Pu, Muzhou, Drake, H. A., Raphals, Lisa
Weitere Verfasser:
Pu, Muzhou (HerausgeberIn), Drake, H. A. (HerausgeberIn), Raphals, Lisa (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Zusammenfassung:
In the first century of the Common Era, two new belief systems entered long-established cultures with radically different outlooks and values: in that century, missionaries started to spread the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth in the Roman empire and the Buddha in China. Both were not only ancient cultures but also cultures whose elites felt no particular urgency to adopt a new religion. Yet a few centuries later, the two new faiths had become so well established that their names were virtually synonymous with the polities they had entered as strangers. This work brings together specialists in the history and religion of Rome and China with a twofold aim.
Umfang:
1 online resource (369 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2017.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-067159-9
0-19-027837-4
0-19-027836-6
Schlagworte:
Society verse, English.
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