Heaven in Conflict : Franciscans and the Boxer Uprising in Shanxi /

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One of the most violent episodes of China's Boxer Uprising was the Taiyuan Massacre of 1900, in which rebels killed foreign missionaries and thousands of Chinese Christians. This first sustained scholarly account of the uprising to focus on Shanxi Province illuminates the religious and cultural...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Clark, Anthony E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Seattle and London : University of Washington Press, 2014.
Edition:1st edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Franciscans.
Franciscans > China > History > 19th century.
Franciscans > China > History > 20th century.
Christianity.
Philosophy & Religion.
Religion.
HISTORY / Asia / China
HISTORY > Asia > China.
China.
Chine > Histoire > 1899-1901 (Revolte des Boxers)
China > History > Boxer Rebellion, 1899-1901.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Chronology of Franciscans in China
  • Map of Shanxi
  • Prologue: war of the immortals
  • The drought and the heavenly battle
  • Taiyuan, from mission to diocese
  • Boxers and local gods
  • Catholics and foreign gods
  • The deluge and the earthly battle
  • Red lantern women and Franciscan sisters
  • Friars, magistrates, and the fists of righteous harmony
  • Revenge and reconstruction.

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