Constable, Nicole
Published by University of California Press, 1994
Hardcover in near fine condition.
Beginning in 1903 small groups of Hakka Protestants began to arrive in the New Territories of Hong Kong from China, seeking to escape the hardships and discrimination which they had faced among the non-Christian, Cantonese majority of Guangdong Province. In Hong Kong they founded Shung Him Tong, a community constructed as an “ideal” Chinese and Christian village. In her fine study of the intersection between religion and ethnic identity, Constable examines history, gender roles, cultural stereotypes, folklore, and ritual for what they tell us about Hakka, Chinese, and Christian identities.
Constable, Nicole
Published by University of California Press, 1994
Hardcover in near fine condition.
Beginning in 1903 small groups of Hakka Protestants began to arrive in the New Territories of Hong Kong from China, seeking to escape the hardships and discrimination which they had faced among the non-Christian, Cantonese majority of Guangdong Province. In Hong Kong they founded Shung Him Tong, a community constructed as an “ideal” Chinese and Christian village. In her fine study of the intersection between religion and ethnic identity, Constable examines history, gender roles, cultural stereotypes, folklore, and ritual for what they tell us about Hakka, Chinese, and Christian identities.
