The missionary's curse and other tales from a Chinese Catholic village /

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This book tells the story of a Chinese village that has been Catholic since the seventeenth century, drawing direct connections between its history, the globalizing church, and the nation. The author recounts the popular folk tales of merchants and peasants who once adopted Catholic rituals and teac...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harrison, Henrietta
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]
Colección:Asia--local studies/global themes ; 26.
Temas:
Catholic Church > China > Shanxi Sheng > History.
Catholic Church > History.
Église catholique > Histoire.
Catholic Church
RELIGION > Christianity > Catholic.
HISTORY > Asia > General.
Shanxi Sheng (China) > Religious life and customs.
Shanxi Sheng (China) > Folklore.
Shanxi (Chine) > Vie religieuse.
Shanxi (Chine) > Folklore.
China > Shanxi Sheng
boxer rebellion.
boxer uprising.
catholic practice.
catholic rituals.
catholic.
china.
chinese folk religion.
chinese history.
chinese priests.
chinese village.
chinese.
christian history.
christianity.
communist party.
cultural revolution.
engaging.
extreme violence.
folk tales.
franciscan missionaries.
global themes.
globalizing church.
government and governing.
historical.
history.
intense.
italian catholicism.
political.
power of god.
religion.
religious history.
socialist education.
stories of faith.
villages.
Folklore
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. The Ancestors Who Founded the Village
  • 2. The Bishop and the Wolf
  • 3. The Priest Who Ran Away to Rome
  • 4. The Boxer Uprising and the Souls in Purgatory
  • 5. The Missionary Who Cursed the Village
  • 6. The Four Fragrances and the Flying Bicycle
  • 7. The Village Since the 1980s.

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