Pre‐Manichaean Beliefs of the Uyghurs II: Other Religious Elements.
The original beliefs of the Uyghurs, which have been overshadowed by their conversion to Manichaeism and Buddhism, have not been thoroughly studied until recently. However, Uyghur inscriptions as well as Chinese and Islamic sources provide us with some information regarding their beliefs. In the fir...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Religious History Vol. 47; no. 4; pp. 586 - 604 |
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Dec2023
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