Overview
Christianity was initially a ""foreign religion"" in China, nevertheless it took roots over the course of several centuries through the process of evangelisation, negotiation, conversion, and contextualization. Therefore, it constitutes a rather complex cultural phenomenon in China. It has been, and still is, viewed from several perspectives and embedded into various, sometimes mutually exclusive, master narratives of Chinese history, e.g., Cultural exchanges between China and the West, Imperialism in China, Modernisation of China and Chinese religious history. Each of these narratives entails a different evaluation of the history of Christianity in China. As this study in German points out, changes in this field of research are an apt indicator for shifts in the conception of national and cultural identity/alterity in Mainland China. They also reflect different perceptions of the relationship between Christianity/Christian groups and Chinese culture/non-Christian population as well as between China and the West. Based on an analysis of discourses on the historiography of Christianity in China, the author demonstrates the interplay of historical research with Mainland Chinese debates on meta-topics such as paths of modernisations and identity. The focus of this research is on the contributions of Liang Qichao (1873-1929), Hu Shi (1891-1962), and Chen Yuans (1880-1971) for the early 20th century. For the late 20th and 21st century relevant articles from the leading historical journals Jindaishi yanjiu (Modern Chinese History Studies), Lishi yanjiu (Historical Reserarch) and Zhongguoshi yanjiu (Studies in Chinese History) are discussed. In the evaluation of these articles a special emphasis is put on the influence of the historian Zhang Kaiyuan as a pioneer of a new research perspective. Contents: 1. Heranfuhrung an die Thematik,1.1 Zur Fragestellung, 1.2 Methodologische Erwagungen, 1.3 Wissenschaftliche Relevanz des Themas, 1.4 Forschungsstand, 1.5 Vorgehensweise, 1.6 Formales, 2. Christentum in China seit dem 17. Jahrhundert - ein missionsgeschichtlicher Uberblick, 3. Politische, ideengeschichtliche und kirchengeschichtliche Kontexte, 3.1 Diskurse uber Modernisierung, Kultur und Identitat 3.2 Kontextuelle Parameter zur Wahrnehmung des Christentums in China, 3.3 Geschichtstheoretische Debatten zur Funktion der Historiographie, 4. Historiographie des Christentums in China, 4.1 Ansatze der Republikzeit: Diskursmuster Liang Qichaos, Hu Shis und Chen Yuans, 4.2 Historiographie seit den 1980er Jahren am Beispiel der Forschungsdiskussion in Jindaishi yanjiu, Lishi yanjiu und Zhongguoshi yanjiu 5. Schlussfolgerungen: Argumentative Traditionslinien der Historiographie des Christentums in China, 5.1 Diskursentwicklung und -kontinuitaten, 5.2 Kanon und Zensur, 5.3 Perspektivwechsel vs. Paradigma, 5.4 Reflektion und Ausblick, 6. Anhang, 7. Literaturverzeichnis, 7.1 Primarliteratur, 7.2 Sekundarliteratur, 7.3 Internet-Datenbanken
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Author: Dirk Kuhlmann
Publisher: Steyler Verlagsbuchhandlung GmbH
Imprint: Steyler Verlagsbuchhandlung GmbH
Weight: 0.816kg
ISBN: 9783805006248
ISBN 10: 3805006241
Pages: 452
Publication Date: 31 December 2014
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Language: German
Reviews
The author succeeds in presenting a very discerning analysis on a micro-level, which is well documented down to the last detail and can be helpful as a counter to premature (pre)conceptions on the historiography of Christianity in China. Like all volumes of the Monumenta Serica series, the present book has been meticulously edited. This work offers a well-grounded sinological and historiographical study that is also a stimulating read and explores its source material in an exemplary way. -- Monika Ganssbauer China heute XXXIV
