Negotiating the Christian Past in China : Memory and Missions in Contemporary Xiamen

Negotiating the Christian Past in China Memory and Missions in Contemporary Xiamen

At the turn of the twenty-first century, Xiamen's pursuit of World Heritage Site designation from UNESCO stimulated considerable interest in the city's Christian past. History enthusiasts, both Christian and non-Christian, devoted themselves to reinterpreting the legacy of missionaries and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Liu, Jifeng, author (author)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press [2022]
Colección:World Christianity
Materias:
Asian Christianity.
Chinese Christianity.
Chinese politics.
Chinese religion.
Church-state relations.
Memory.
Missions.
Xiamen.
missionaries.
nostalgia.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009758639606719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Note on Romanization, Names, and Monetary Units
  • List of Abbreviations
  • List of Characters
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Xiamen History, Society, and Christianity
  • Chapter 2 Discursive Reversals on Western Missionaries
  • Chapter 3 The Passing of Glory
  • Chapter 4 Writing and Contesting Christian History
  • Chapter 5 Global Missions Meet Local Politics
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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