The Missionarys Curse And Other Tales From A Chinese Catholic Village

The Missionary's Curse tells the story of a Chinese village that has been Catholic since the seventeenth century, drawing direct connections between its history, the globalizing church, and the nation. Harrison recounts the popular folk tales of merchants and peasants who once adopted Catholic rituals and teachings for their own purposes, only to find themselves in conflict with the orthodoxy of Franciscan missionaries arriving from Italy. The village's long religious history, combined with the similarities between Chinese folk religion and Italian Catholicism, forces us to rethink the extreme violence committed in the area during the Boxer Uprising.--Publisher description.

Folklore · Social life and customs

• The Missionary's Curse and Other Tales from a Chinese Catholic Village

  Henrietta Harrison•BOOK•2013

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  The Missionary's Curse tells the story of a Shanxi village that has been Catholic since the seventeenth century and that connects its history to that of China and of the globalizing Catholic Church. It is structured round the folktales that the villagers tell about their past. The story begins with merchants and peasants who adopt Catholic rituals and teachings for their own purposes, and then find themselves in conflict with newly arrived Italia…

• The Missionary's Curse and Other Tales from a Chinese Catholic Village

  Henrietta Harrison•BOOK•2013

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  The Missionary's Curse tells the story of a Shanxi village that has been Catholic since the seventeenth century and that connects its history to that of China and of the globalizing Catholic Church. It is structured round the folktales that the villagers tell about their past. The story begins with merchants and peasants who adopt Catholic rituals and teachings for their own purposes, and then find themselves in conflict with newly arrived Italia…