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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Harrison, Henrietta
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]
Series:Asia--local studies/global themes ; 26.
Subjects:
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
Folklore
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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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