Literary representations of Christianity in Late Qing and Republican China / / by John T.P. Lai.

Literary Representations of Christianity in Late Qing and Republican China contributes to the “literary turn” in the study of Chinese Christianity by foregrounding the importance of literary texts, including the major genres of Chinese Christian literature (novels, drama and poetry) of the late Qing...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2019.
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
Series:Studies in Religion and the Arts 14.
Physical Description:1 online resource (211 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Illustrations
  • Introduction: Literary Turn in the Study of Chinese Christianity
  • Empire Re-mapped: Image of Britain in Karl Gützlaff’s Novels
  • Bible in Fiction: Chinese Protestant Novels of the Late Nineteenth Century
  • Bible on Stage: Chinese Catholic Dramas of the Republican Period
  • Saints Re-membered: Chinese Dramatization of Martyrdom
  • Popular Reception: Chinese Folk Imagination of Christianity
  • Poetic Inspiration: Biblical Imageries in Modern Chinese Poetry
  • Pilgrims Re-progressed: Christian Interpretation of The Journey to the West
  • Conclusion
  • Back Matter
  • Bibliography
  • Index.