Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- List of Maps, Figure and Photos -- List of Appendices -- Note on Names, Spelling and Illustrations -- Introduction -- Part 1 Time and Place -- Chapter 1 On the Term 'Nestorianism' and the Early Chinese Terms for Christianity -- 1.1 Origin and Early Use of the Term 'Nestorian' -- 1.2 The Tang Dynasty Terms for Christianity -- 1.3 The Yuan Dynasty Term for Christians -- 1.4 Conclusions -- Chapter 2 Medieval Envoys Connecting Europe and the Mongol Empire -- 2.1 Prester John and the Christened East -- 2.2 William of Rubruck -- 2.3 Enter Rabban Sauma -- 2.4 Marco Polo -- 2.5 John of Montecorvino -- 2.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 3 Nestorian Christians in Central Asia and China in the Mongol Era -- 3.1 Nestorian Christians among the Central Asian Tribes -- 3.2 Nestorian Christians among the Öngüt -- 3.3 King George of the Öngüt -- 3.4 The Öngüt Realm -- 3.5 Nestorian Christians among the Mongols -- 3.6 The Mongol Rulers' Approach Towards Christianity -- 3.7 Nestorian Christians in China Proper -- 3.8 Organization of the Church of the East in Central Asia and China -- 3.9 The Decline and Disappearance of Nestorian Christianity in Central Asia and China -- 3.10 Conclusions -- Part 2 Discovery and Documentation of Nestorian Remains in Inner Mongolia -- Chapter 4 Foreign Discovery and Documentation of Nestorian Remains in Inner Mongolia before 1949 -- 4.1 Cesar de Brabander (1857-1919) and Charles Pieters (1884-1926) -- 4.2 Henning Haslund-Christensen (1896-1948) -- 4.3 Huang Wenbi (1893-1966) -- 4.4 Owen Lattimore (1900-1989) -- 4.5 Henry Desmond Martin (1908-1973) -- 4.6 Bettina Lum (1911-1983) -- 4.7 Egami Namio (1906-2002) -- 4.8 Inoo Tentaro -- 4.9 Carl Barkman (1919-2006) -- 4.10 Other Foreign Researchers before 1949 -- 4.11 Conclusions.

Chapter 5 Discovery and Documentation of Nestorian Remains in Inner Mongolia after 1949 -- 5.1 Gai Shanlin (1936-) -- 5.2 Further Chinese Field Research -- 5.3 Accidental Nestorian Find by a Chinese Farmer around 1984 -- 5.4 Foreign Field Research from 1997 Onwards -- 5.5 Author's Field Research -- 5.6 Conclusions -- Part 3 Reconstruction and Contextualization of Nestorian Remains in Inner Mongolia -- Chapter 6 Nestorian City Remains from Inner Mongolia -- 6.1 Olon Sume-in Tor (Olon Sume) -- 6.2 Ulan Baishing (Chengbuzi) -- 6.3 Boro Baishing -- 6.4 Mukhor Soborghan -- 6.5 Derriseng Khutug -- 6.6 Identification of Öngüt Cities North of Daqingshan Mountains -- 6.7 Conclusions -- Chapter 7 Nestorian Grave Sites and Grave Material from Inner Mongolia -- 7.1 Turkic-Style Rock Graves and Nestorian Steles -- 7.2 Graves with Nestorian Gravestones -- 7.3 Nestorian Horizontal Gravestones -- 7.4 Tomb Sculptures at Nestorian Sites -- 7.5 Other Nestorian Stones from Olon Sume -- 7.6 Öngüt Coffin and Pagoda at Zhaohe and Coffin Slab at Bailingmiao -- 7.7 Graves with Stone Columns at Shizhuziliang -- 7.8 Chifeng Brick -- 7.9 Conclusions -- Chapter 8 Characteristics of Nestorian Grave Material from Inner Mongolia -- 8.1 Nestorian Inscriptions -- 8.2 The Cross of the Church of the East -- 8.3 Design and Decoration of Grave Material -- 8.4 Idiosyncrasies of Nestorian Grave Material -- 8.5 Conclusions -- Part 4 Appropriation of Nestorian Heritage from Inner Mongolia -- Chapter 9 Physical Appropriation of Nestorian Heritage by Settlers -- 9.1 Early Appropriation of Nestorian Objects by Buddhist Settlers -- 9.2 Appropriation of Nestorian Objects by Han Chinese Settlers -- 9.3 Appropriation of Nestorian Sites by Han Chinese Settlers -- 9.4 Grave Looting and Treasure Seeking at Nestorian Sites -- 9.5 Appropriation of Sites and Objects by Tourism Developers.

9.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 10 Mongolian Appropriation of Nestorian Sites and Objects -- 10.1 Mongolian Oral History of Nestorian Sites -- 10.2 Contemporary Mongolian Attitudes Regarding Nestorian Sites and Objects -- 10.3 Mongolian Attitudes Regarding Nestorian Sites and Objects after Settling -- 10.4 Mongolian Anecdotes on the Origin of Olon Sume -- 10.5 Loss of Mongolian Legends, Oral History and Anecdotes on Nestorian Heritage -- 10.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 11 Appropriation of Nestorian Heritage by Missionaries and Field Researchers -- 11.1 Early Appropriation of Nestorian Heritage by Missionaries -- 11.2 Twentieth Century Appropriation of Nestorian Heritage by Researchers -- 11.3 Conclusions -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendices -- Colour Photos -- Index -- _GoBack.