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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300616703321

Titolo

Christianizing South China : Mission, Development, and Identity in Modern Chaoshan / / edited by Joseph Tse-Hei Lee

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2018

ISBN

3-319-72266-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 pages)

Disciplina

275.1

Soggetti

Religion and sociology

China—History

Religion and politics

Religion and Society

History of China

Politics and Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Christianizing Maritime Chaozhou-Shantou -- 2. The First Group of Chaoshan Biblewomen -- 3. The Divergent Careers of Adele Marion Fielde and Catherine Maria Ricketts -- 4. “Spirits That I’ve Cited”: Christian Mission Schools and the Chinese State in Jiaying (1903–11) -- 5. Christianity and Needlework Industry in Chaoshan -- 6. Missionaries as Developers: Industry and Real Estate under the American Baptists -- 7. Christian Activism in 1950s Chaoshan and Wenzhou -- 8. Christianity and the Peng Lineage. .

Sommario/riassunto

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 sacred order capable of empowerment in times of chaos and confusion. .