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Christian Souls and Chinese Spirits - A Hakka Community in Hong Kong (Paperback)
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Christian Souls and Chinese Spirits - A Hakka Community in Hong Kong (Paperback)
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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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