Christian Souls and Chinese Spirits / Nicole Constable.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Constable, Nicole, Author.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (342 p.)

Edition:

Reprint 2020

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2020]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

How do the people of a village that is both Chinese and Christian reconcile the contradictions between their religious and ethnic identities? This ethnographic study explores the construction and changing meanings of ethnic identity in Hong Kong. Established at the turn of the century by Hakka Christians who sought to escape hardships and discrimination in China, Shung Him Tong was constructed as an "ideal" Chinese and Christian village. The Hakka Christians translate "traditional" Chinese beliefs--such as ancestral worship and death rituals--that are incompatible with their Christian ideals into secular form, providing a crucial link with the past and with a Chinese identity. Despite accusations to the contrary, these villagers maintain that while they are Christian, they are still Chinese. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1994.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Illustrations

Acknowledgments

Note on Romanization

CHAPTER 1. WHO ARE THE HAKKA?

CHAPTER 2. HISTORY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF HAKKA IDENTITY

CHAPTER 3. SHUNG HIM TONG: THE IMAGINED COMMUNITY

CHAPTER 4. THE HAKKA CHURCH COMMUNITY AND DAILY LIFE

CHAPTER 5. CHRISTIAN SOULS AND CHINESE SPIRITS

CHAPTER 6. TRANSFORMING IMAGES OF THE HAKKA

CHAPTER 7. OUR BELOVED HAKKA PEOPLE

Appendix 1. Early Converts

Appendix 2. The Families of Shung Him Tong in 1932

Notes

Glossary of Chinese Terms

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780520338678

0520338677

OCLC:

1198929961