China's Saints - Catholic Martyrdom During the Qing (1644-1911)

List of contents

1 List of Illustrations 2 Acknowledgements Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 Chapter 1: The Food of Beasts: Martyrdom and Death in Perspective Chapter 5 Chapter 2: Catholic Christianity in China: Nestorian Inroads, FranciscanSuccesses, Jesuit Accommodations, and the Modern Chaos Chapter 6 Chapter 3: The Dominican Martyrs of Fujian Chapter 7 Chapter 4: The Jesuit Martyrs of Hebei Chapter 8 Chapter 5: The Franciscan Martyrs of Hunan and Shanxi Chapter 9 Chapter 6: Other Martyrs from Other Missions Chapter 10 Conclusion: Conflict to Accommodation: Resettling in the Aftermath Chapter 11 Appendix: Beatification and Canonization Dates of China's Saints Chapter 12 Notes Chapter 13 Bibliography Chapter 14 Index

About the author

By Anthony E. Clark

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 who lived during China's late-imperial era.

Product details

• Authors: Anthony Clark, Anthony E Clark, Anthony E. Clark, Unknown
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.04.2011
• EAN: 9781611460162
• ISBN: 978-1-61146-016-2
• No. of pages: 270
• Dimensions: 161 mm x 239 mm x 14 mm
• Weight: 638 g
• Series: Studies in Christianity in Chi; Studies in Missionaries and Ch; Lehigh University Press
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies