Sacred Webs

The Social Lives and Networks of Minnan Protestants, 1840s-1920s
Erscheinungsjahr 2017
ISBN: 978-90-04-33916-3
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 13, 290 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 612 g

Reihe: Religion in Chinese Societies

In Sacred Webs, historian Chris White demonstrates how Chinese Protestants in Minnan, or the southern half of Fujian Province, fractured social ties and constructed and utilized new networks through churches, which served as nodes linking individuals into larger Protestant communities. Through analyzing missionary archives, local church reports, and available Chinese records, Sacred Webs depicts Christianity as a Chinese religion and Minnan Protestants as laying claim to both a Christian faith and a Chinese cultural heritage.

Autoren/Hrsg.

White, Chris

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Kirchengeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Note on Terms and Spelling
List of Images, Chart and Maps

Introduction
Chapter 1 Setting the Minnan Stage
Section 1 Displaced Gods and Riceless Christians: The Processes of Conversion among Minnan Protestants
Chapter 2 Processing Conversion
Chapter 3 Converting Costs
Section 2 Movers and Shakers: Mobility and Conflict in Minnan Protestant Communities
Chapter 4 Minnan Protestants on the Move
Chapter 5 Understanding Chinese Protestant Conflicts
Chapter 6 Networking Conflicts
Chapter 7 Celebrating Protestant Networks
Section 3 The Liberating Gospel: Xu Chuncao and Spiritual and Social Activism of Minnan Protestants
Chapter 8 Incorporating Protestant and Secular Networks
Conclusion

Appendix 1: Instances of Minnan Protestant Converts Forfeiting their Employment to Join the Church, 1846–1866
Appendix 2: Index of Chinese Characters
References
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Chris White, Ph.D. (2011), Xiamen University, MA (2006), University of Pittsburgh, is currently a Post-Doctoral Researcher with the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity.