Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century

From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century

R G Tiedemann author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd

Published:15th Oct '09

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Reference Guide to Christian Missionary Societies in China: From the Sixteenth to the Twentieth Century cover

This comprehensive guide will facilitate scholarly research concerning the history of Christianity in China as well as the wider Sino-Western cultural encounter. It will assist scholars in their search for material on the anthropological, educational, medical, scientific, social, political, and religious dimensions of the missionary presence in China prior to 1950.The guide contains nearly five hundred entries identifying both Roman Catholic and Protestant missionary sending agencies and related religious congregations. Each entry includes the organization's name in English, followed by its Chinese name, country of origin, and denominational affiliation. Special attention has been paid to identifying the many small, lesser-known groups that arrived in China during the early decades of the twentieth century. In addition, a special category of the as yet little-studied indigenous communities of Chinese women has also been included. Multiple indexes enhance the guide's accessibility.

ISBN: 9780765618085

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 453g

360 pages