Immigrants and Strangers
From Cosmopolitanism to Confucian Universalism in Tang China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23200420 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Charles Holcombe (0000-0002-5471-7846, University of Northern Iowa, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 2002 |
| Issue | 20-21 |
| Pages | 71-112 |
| Publication date | 2002-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Tang Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0737-5034 • E-ISSN: 1759-7633 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/073750302788699600 |
| OpenAlex | W2007062268 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
A n immigrant monk from northern India named Amoghavajra ^ S H j i c (705-774) served as Preceptor of State for three midTang dynasty emperors, held ministerial court rank, and enjoyed lavish honors. Earlier, in 638, a Nestorian Christian church was erected at Tang capital by imperial decree, w i th explanation that the Tao has no constant name, Sage has no constant form, and religions are established according to their [different] places. Over course of entire dynasty top executive office of Grand Councilor was filled by no fewer than forty-three persons of traceably nomadic (and therefore, in some eyes, not Chinese) H u £E descent. One recent study reveals that at least
Ancient history · Capital (architecture) · China · Cosmopolitanism · Decree · Fang · Immigration · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science) · Theology · Universalism · China's Ethnic Minorities and Relations · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2024 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |