From Far Formosa - The Island, Its People and Missions

In this 1896 work, George Mackay (1844-1901) describes his experiences during many years of living in Formosa (now Taiwan).

List of contents

Editorial preface; Introductory: 1. Early years of the author; 2. At Princeton and Edinburgh; 3. Toronto to Tamsui; 4. First view of Formosa; The Island: 5. Geography and history; 6. Geology; 7. Trees, plants, and flowers; 8. Animal life; 9. Ethnology in outline; Among the Chinese: 10. The people; 11. Government and justice; 12. Industrial and social life; 13. Chinese religious life; 14. Beginnings of mission work; 15. The first native preacher and his church; 16. Establishing churches; 17. How Bang-Kah was taken; 18. Touring in the north; 19. The Waiting Isles; 20. The coming of the French; The Conquered Aborigines: 21. Pe-Po-Hoan characteristics; 22. Rice-farming in Formosa; 23. Mission work among the Pe-Po-Hoan; 24. A trip down the east coast; 25. A Sek-Hoan mission; 26. Life among the Lam-Si-Hoan; The Mountain Savages: 27. Savage life and customs; 28. With the head-hunters; At Headquarters: 29. A sketch of Tamsui; 30. Training a native ministry; 31. Oxford College; 32. Native workers for native women; 33. Medical work and the hospital; 34. Foreigners and the missions; 35. With the English Presbyterians; 36. Retrospect and prospect; Index.

Summary

First published in 1896 and based on extracts from diaries, notes and reports, this work, edited by J. A. Macdonald, tells of the nearly three decades that Presbyterian missionary George Mackay (1844–1901) spent on the island of Formosa (now Taiwan). Mackay vividly describes Formosan geography, culture and animal life.

Product details

• Authors: George Leslie Mackay
• Assisted by: J. A. Macdonald (Editor), Macdonald J. A. (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.11.2011
• EAN: 9781108037723
• ISBN: 978-1-108-03772-3
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Taiwan, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions, RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Evangelism, RELIGION / Christianity / General, HISTORY / Asia / China, Christian mission & evangelism, Christianity, Asian History, Religious mission and Religious Conversion, Classic Travel Writing, TRAVEL / Asia / East / Taiwan