Discovery Projects - Grant ID: DP130101647

Funding Activity

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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/Web/Grant/Grant/DP130101647

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Skilfully planting the trees of light - Manichaean texts in Chinese. Manichaeism spread rapidly and successfully along the Silk Road and arrived in China before the Tang dynasty. This project will throw light on Manichaean missionary techniques through close examination and full publication of the surviving texts in Chinese from Dunhuang and Turfan and their parallels in Middle Iranian, Old Turkish and Coptic.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2013

End Date: 30-06-2017

Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects

Funding Amount: $665,000.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Religion and Religious Traditions | Asian History | Studies in Eastern Religious Traditions

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

Religious Traditions (excl. Structures and Rituals) | Understanding Asia's Past | Communication Across Languages and Culture |

Other Keywords

Asian History | Communication Across Languages and Culture | Religion and Religious Traditions | Religious Traditions (excl. Structures and Rituals) | Studies in Eastern Religious Traditions | Understanding Asia's Past

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