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Cover\nChristians in Asia before 1500\nTitle Page\nCopyright Page\nTable of Contents\nList of Maps and Plates\nForeword\nAbbreviations\n1 Introduction\n2 Apostolic Times and Apostolic Traditions\n3 A Necessary Excursus into Theology\n4 Christians in Syria and Palestine\n Introduction\n The Role of Jewish Christianity\n The Spread of Christianity in the Region\n Cultural Tensions\n Three Key Centres: Jerusalem, Antioch, Edessa\n Some Major Figures and their Influence\n The Ascetic Spirit of Syrian Christianity\n Syrian Mysticism and Monasticism\n Common Religiosity and Distinctive Communions\n Under Muslims and Crusaders to AD 1510\n5 Christians in \'Arabia\'\n Christian Beginnings among Arabs\n Conflicts Without and Within\n Interaction with Islam\n6 Christians in Armenia and Georgia\n Introduction\n Christian Beginnings and Establishment\n Under Political Pressures prior to Islam\n Theological Stances\n The Impact of Islam\n The Era of the Crusaders and Thereafter\n7 Christians in Persia (Iran)\n Foundations Laid\n Through Persecution to Autonomy\n Both Autonomous and Predominantly Nestorian\n Under Muslims and Mongols\n Emphases, Concerns and Domestic Organisation of\'The Church of the East\'\n Monks and Missionaries\n Retrospect\n8 Christians in India\n Early Links between India and \'the West\'\n Apostolic Foundations?\n The Indian Christian Community until AD 1520\n South Indian Christians - their Lives, Status and Relationshipto Indian Culture\n The Organisation and Theology of the Church\n The Impact of the Portuguese\n Retrospect\n9 Christians in Central Asia\n Central Asia as the Scene of Nestorian Expansion\n Chorasan and Adjacent Areas\n Transoxania / West Turkestan\n The Southern Silk Route\n The Northern Silk Route\n North of the Tien-Shan Mountains\n Decline of Christianity\n Organisation of the Church in Central and East Asia\n The Plurality of Christian Denominations in Central Asiaand the Appearance of Latin Christians\n Christian Literature in Central Asia\n10 Christians in China\n Christians in Pre-T\'ang China?\n The Appearance of Christians in T\'ang China\n The Monument at Sian-fu\n The Chinese Nestorian Texts of the T\'ang Period\n The Decline of Christianity in T\'ang China\n The Mongols in China\n Nestorians among the Ruling Mongols\n Khubilai Khan\'s Attitude to Christianity\n Nestorianism in the Secular Life of Yuan China\n Christian Monks and Hermits in Yuan China\n Franciscan Envoys, Legates and Missionaries\n John of Montecorvino\n Later Franciscans in China\n11 Christians in South-East Asia\n Ancient Trade Routes and Consequent Possibilities\n Evidence of Christians in South-East Asia before AD 1500\n12 Conclusion\nNotes\nAppendices\n A. General Chronological Chart\n B. Chronological Table for the \'Church of the East\'\n C. Christians in Japan\nBibliography\nIndex