Christian Souls and Chinese Spirits
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Christian Souls and Chinese Spirits

A Hakka Community in Hong Kong

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Christian Souls and Chinese Spirits

A Hakka Community in Hong Kong

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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 beliefsā€”such as ancestral worship and death ritualsā€”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.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780520338678
Edition
1
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Cultural & Social Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents 1
  5. List of Tables and Illustrations
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Note on Romanization
  8. 1 Who Are the ŠŠ°ŠŗŠŗŠ°?
  9. 2 History and the Construction of Hakka Identity
  10. 3 Shung Him Tong: The Imagined Community
  11. 4 The Hakka Church Community and Daily Life
  12. 5 Christian Souls and Chinese Spirits
  13. 6 Transforming Images of the ŠŠ°ŠŗŠŗŠ°
  14. 7 Our Beloved Hakka People
  15. APPENDIX 1 Early Converts
  16. APPENDIX 2 The Families of Shung Him Tong in 1932
  17. Notes
  18. Glossary of Chinese Terms
  19. Bibliography
  20. Index