Joseph Tse-Hei (Hrsg.) Lee

Christianizing South China

Mission, Development, and Identity in Modern Chaoshan

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Christianity flourishes in areas facing profound dislocations amidst regime change and warfare. This book explains the appeal of Christianity in the Chaozhou-Shantou (Chaoshan) region during a time of transition, from a stage of disintegration in the late imperial era into the cosmopolitan and entrepreneurial area it is today. The authors argue that Christianity played multiple roles in Chaoshan, facilitating mutual accommodations and adaptations among foreign missionaries and native converts. The trajectory of Christianization should be understood as a process of civilizational change that inspired individuals and communities to construct a… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-3-319-72266-5
EAN: 9783319722665
Produktnummer: 26871743
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 1'988 KB

Über den Autor

Joseph Tse-Hei Lee is Professor of History and Executive Director of the Confucius Institute at Pace University in New York, USA. His previous works include The Bible and the Gun: Christianity in South China (2003), Marginalization in China (2008), China's Rise to Power (2012), and Hong Kong and Bollywood (2016).