Spatiality and In-Betweenness: Dissemination of Zoroastrianism, Nestorianism, and Manichaeism in Xinjiang during the ancient Silk Roads era (ca. 138 B.C.E – 1300 C.E.)

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Luo, Xinwu (2023)

Spatiality and In-Betweenness: Dissemination of Zoroastrianism, Nestorianism, and Manichaeism in Xinjiang during the ancient Silk Roads era (ca. 138 B.C.E – 1300 C.E.)

Bachelor thesis | Archeologie (BA)

Xinjiang is a region that functions as the heart of the ancient Silk Roads, but it finds itself in a state of in-betweenness. Judging from historical research and archaeological evidence, many outside influences and different peoples have affected Xinjiang from the second century B.C.E. to the thirteenth century C.E., and evidence of the presence of three relatively lesser-known religions appears in a spatial pattern along the different Silk Road routes. This thesis discusses these influences, the three religions, and the concepts of spatiality and in- betweenness, and through this lens, approaches the functioning of this turbulent region in the ancient Silk Roads era.

Author: Luo, Xinwu

Faculty: Faculty of Archaeology

Supervisors: Dr. M.E.J.J. van Aerde

ECTS Credits: 10

Language: en

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Spatiality and In-Betweenness: Dissemination of Zoroastrianism, Nestorianism, and Manichaeism in Xinjiang during the ancient Silk Roads era (ca. 138 B.C.E – 1300 C.E.)