Quanzhou Religious Stone Carvings (Revised Edition)

Author: Wu Wenliang
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Publish Date: 2005-05-01
Features: This book compiles stone artifacts from ancient religious buildings and tombs in Quanzhou, belonging to Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Manichaeism, as well as Buddhism, Taoism, and other folk beliefs. Through artifact photographs, rubbings, textual descriptions, compiled materials, research, thematic discussions, and translations of ancient Arabic inscriptions, it provides extremely important primary sources for studying ancient social history, religion, art, Sino-foreign trade, Sino-foreign ancient scripts, and the activities of foreigners in the Quanzhou area since the Song and Yuan dynasties. It showcases Quanzhou's unique charm as an ancient Eastern major commercial port.
This book compiles stone artifacts from ancient religious buildings and tombs in Quanzhou, belonging to Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Manichaeism, as well as Buddhism, Taoism, and other folk beliefs, through artifact photographs, rubbings, textual descriptions, compiled materials, research, thematic discussions, and translations of ancient Arabic inscriptions, providing extremely important primary sources for studying ancient social history, religion, art, Sino-foreign trade, Sino-foreign ancient scripts, and the activities of foreigners in the Quanzhou area since the Song and Yuan dynasties, showcasing Quanzhou's unique charm as an ancient Eastern major commercial port.
First published in early 1957, the author expanded the content several times over the decades through continuous efforts, setting a model for local archaeological work. This book is suitable for scholars and experts engaged in archaeology, history, religious studies, linguistics, art history, and Sino-foreign trade history, as well as students and faculty from relevant disciplines at colleges and universities.