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Record Nr.

UNINA9910961972103321

Autore

Tiedemann R. G. <1941->

Titolo

Reference guide to Christian missionary societies in China : from the sixteenth to the twentieth century / / by R.G. Tiedemann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., 2008

ISBN

1-315-49731-X

1-315-49732-8

1-315-49733-6

0-7656-2234-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Collana

An East Gate book

Disciplina

266.00951/03

Soggetti

Missions - Societies, etc

Missions - China - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An East gate book."

First published 2009 by M.E. Sharpe.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Abbreviations & Acronyms; Part I. Roman Catholic: Religious Communities of Men; Part II Roman Catholic: Religious Communities of Women; Part III. Roman Catholic: Chinese Religious Communities of Women; Part IV Protestant: Foreign Missionary Societies; Part V. Protestant: Chinese Missionary Societies; Appendix A Russian Orthodox Mission; Appendix B Roman Catholic Support Organizations; Appendix C Protestant Auxiliary Organizations; Selected Bibliography; INDEXES

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive guide includes nearly five hundred entries identifying both Roman Catholic and Protestant missionary sending agencies and related religious congregations that played a part in the historical interaction of Christianity and Chinese society prior to 1950.