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Author White, Chris (Post-Doctoral Researcher), author

Title Sacred webs : the social lives and networks of Minnan Protestants, 1840s-1920s / by Chris White
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017

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Description 1 online resource
Series Religion in Chinese societies, 1877-6264 ; v. 13
Religion in Chinese societies ; v. 13.
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1. Setting the Minnan Stage -- SECTION 1 Displaced Gods and Riceless Christians: The Processes of Conversion among Minnan Protestants -- 2. Processing Conversion -- 3. Converting Costs -- SECTION 2 Movers and Shakers: Mobility and Conflict in Minnan Protestant Communities -- 4. Minnan Protestants on the Move -- 5. Understanding Chinese Protestant Conflicts -- 6. Networking Conflicts -- 7. Celebrating Protestant Networks -- SECTION 3 Liberating Gospel: Xu Chuncao and Spiritual and Social Activism of Minnan Protestants -- 8. Incorporating Protestant and Secular Networks
Summary 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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Protestant churches -- China -- Fujian Sheng -- History
Protestants -- China -- Fujian Sheng -- Social life and customs -- History
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Denominations.
Protestant churches
Protestants -- Social life and customs
China -- Fujian Sheng
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2017009544
ISBN 9789004339170
9004339175