Fictional Representation of the Bible: Chinese Christian Novels of the Late 19th Century
During the 19th century, Chinese Christian novels were written by Western missionaries and Chinese Christians, drawing on traditional Chinese literary forms. James Legge’s Life of Joseph (1852) is based on the biblical narrative, with the Hebrew patriarchs presented as Confucian sages. William C. Bu...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2014
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Literature and theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 28, Issue: 2, Pages: 201-225 |
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| Summary: | During the 19th century, Chinese Christian novels were written by Western missionaries and Chinese Christians, drawing on traditional Chinese literary forms. James Legge’s Life of Joseph (1852) is based on the biblical narrative, with the Hebrew patriarchs presented as Confucian sages. William C. Burns’ Enlightening the Right Way (1864) is based on a collection of Sunday School Bible stories, The Peep of Day. The Chinese Christian Guo Zifu wrote the Story of Demon Banishing (1895) as a New Age Novel to counter the abuses of opium smoking, foot binding, and the literary examination system. With wide appeal, novels like these offered a Chinese cultural supplement to the Bible in the work of missionaries and Chinese Christians. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/fru034 |