Civilizing missions: international religious agencies in China
Introduction: Christian "civilizing missions" of the past and present -- Theory and history -- "Civilizing missions" and ethnic communities in China -- The Chinese state as a civilizer of ethnic minorities : civilization and religion in Chinese history -- Evangelism and its unint...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan
2008
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| In: | Year: 2008 |
| Edition: | 1st ed |
| Series/Journal: | Culture and religion in international relations
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
China (Südwest)
/ Minority
/ Mission (international law
/ History
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| Further subjects: | B
Missions
Theory
B Missions (China) |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Christian "civilizing missions" of the past and present -- Theory and history -- "Civilizing missions" and ethnic communities in China -- The Chinese state as a civilizer of ethnic minorities : civilization and religion in Chinese history -- Evangelism and its unintended consequences : Christian missionaries in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Contemporary "civilizing missions"? -- Christian evangelism in a Tibetan Buddhism community : the Jian Hua Foundation -- Presence evangelism : the Salvation Army -- Secular use of local religion : Oxfam Hong Kong |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-254) and index |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 262 p, ill., maps, 22 cm |
| ISBN: | 0-230-60897-3 978-0-230-60897-9 |
