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

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

Constable, Nicole

Hardcover

AnthropologyGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0520365208
ISBN13: 9780520365209
Publisher: Univ Of California Pr
Published: Aug 19 2022
Pages: 258
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
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.

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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