| Description |
1 online resource. |
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data file |
| Series |
Asia: Local Studies/Global Themes ; 26
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Asia--local studies/global themes ; 26.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
The Missionary's Curse 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. Harrison recounts the popular folk tales of merchants and peasants who once adopted Catholic rituals and teachings for their own purposes, only to find themselves in conflict with the orthodoxy of Franciscan missionaries arriving from Italy. The village's long religious history, combined with the similarities between Chinese folk religion and Italian Catholicism, forces us to rethink the. |
| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1. Ancestors Who Founded the Village -- 2. Bishop and the Wolf -- 3. Priest Who Ran Away to Rome -- 4. Boxer Uprising and the Souls in Purgatory -- 5. Missionary Who Cursed the Village -- 6. Four Fragrances and the Flying Bicycle -- 7. Village Since the 1980s. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Catholic Church -- China -- Shanxi Sheng -- History.
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Catholic Church. |
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History. |
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Shanxi Sheng (China) -- Religious life and customs.
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Shanxi Sheng (China) -- Folklore.
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China -- Shanxi Sheng. |
| Genre/Form |
Folklore.
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Electronic book.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780520273115 0520273117 (DLC) 2012051058 |
| ISBN |
0520954726 (electronic book) |
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9780520954724 (electronic book) |
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1299587798 (electronic book) |
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9781299587793 (electronic book) |
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9780520273115 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0520273117 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780520273122 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0520273125 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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