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China's saints : Catholic martyrdom during the Qing (1644-1911) / Anthony E. Clark.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Clark, Anthony E.
- Series:
- Studies in missionaries and Christianity in China.
- Studies in missionaries and Christianity in China
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Christian saints--Biography.
- Christian saints.
- China--Church history.
- China.
- Catholic Church--China--History.
- Catholic Church.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Bethlehem : Lehigh University Press, c2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The first book-length study of China's Catholic martyr saints, this work recounts the cultural, religious, and economic conflicts that unfolded during China's Qing dynasty (1644-1911). China's Saints considers closely the personal and public lives of both missionaries and Chinese converts lived during China's late-imperial era.
- Contents:
- Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: The Food of Beasts: Martyrdom and Death in Perspective; 2: Catholic Christianity in China: Nestorian Inroads, Franciscan Successes, Jesuit Accommodations,and the Modern Chaos; 3: The Dominican Martyrs of Fujian; 4: The Jesuit Martyrs of Hebei; 5: The Franciscan Martyrs of Hunan and Shanxi; 6: Other Martyrs from Other Missions; Conclusion; Appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-61146-474-9
- 1-283-01439-4
- 9786613014399
- 1-61146-017-4
- OCLC:
- 705539157
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