Ancestors, Virgins, & Friars: Christianity as a Local Religion in Late Imperial China

Focusing on the still-active Catholic communities of Fuan county in northeast Fujian, this project asks: Why did people convert? How did converts and missionaries transform a global and foreign religion into a local religion?

Audience
adult
Length
long · 450 pages

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