Christian Souls and Chinese Spirits: A Hakka Community in Hong Kong - Hardcover

Constable, Nicole

 
9780520083844: Christian Souls and Chinese Spirits: A Hakka Community in Hong Kong
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0520083849 ISBN 13: 9780520083844
Publisher: University of California Press, 1994

Synopsis

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 beliefs—such as ancestral worship and death rituals—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.

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About the Author

Nicole Constable is in the Anthropology Department at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Publisher
University of California Press
Publication date
1994
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0520083849
ISBN 13 
9780520083844
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
274

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