Sacred Webs - The Social Lives and Networks of Minnan Protestants, 1840s-1920s

In Sacred Webs, Chris White demonstrates how Chinese Protestants in Minnan, or the southern half of Fujian Province, fractured social ties and constructed and utilized new networks through churches, which served as nodes linking individuals into larger Protestant communities.

About the author

Chris White, Ph.D. (2011), Xiamen University, MA (2006), University of Pittsburgh, is currently a Post-Doctoral Researcher with the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Religious and Ethnic Diversity.

Product details

• Authors: Chris White
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.03.2017
• EAN: 9789004339163
• ISBN: 978-90-04-33916-3
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 239 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Series: Religion in Chinese Societies
• Subject: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works