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From Far Formosa - The Island, its People and Missions (Paperback) Loot Price: R1,175
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From Far Formosa - The Island, its People and Missions (Paperback): George Leslie Mackay

From Far Formosa - The Island, its People and Missions (Paperback)

George Leslie Mackay; Edited by J.A. Macdonald

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia

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First published in 1896 and based on extracts from diaries, notes and reports, this work, edited by J. A. Macdonald, tells of the nearly three decades that George Mackay (1844-1901) spent on the island of Formosa (now Taiwan). In 1872 the Canadian Presbyterian priest arrived in northern Taiwan and set up a new missionary station. Within a month of his arrival he had made his first convert, a Chinese named Giam Chheng Hoa. Mackay married a local woman, with whom he had three children, and made numerous trips around the island, founded a hospital and established a college. He also gathered specimens of local fauna and flora that formed the cornerstone of a museum. Mackay offers vivid descriptions of Formosan geography, culture and animal life; his interpretation of the syncretic 'heathenism' of Formosa as a 'dark damning nightmare' is characteristic of the Western viewpoint of his time.

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Imprint: Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Travel and Exploration in Asia
Release date: November 2011
First published: September 2011
Authors: George Leslie Mackay
Editors: J.A. Macdonald
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 392
ISBN-13: 978-1-108-03772-3
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Sport & Leisure > Travel & holiday > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism
Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism
Books > Travel > Travel writing > Classic travel writing
Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian mission & evangelism
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LSN: 1-108-03772-0
Barcode: 9781108037723

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