TY - BOOK ID - 30969572 TI - Sacred webs PY - 2017 SN - 9789004339163 9004339167 9004339175 9789004339170 PB - Leiden ;Boston Brill DB - UniCat KW - Protestant churches KW - Protestants KW - S03/0621 KW - S11/0492 KW - S13B/0500 KW - 284 <51> KW - Christians KW - Protestant sects KW - Christian sects KW - Protestantism KW - 284 <51> Protestantisme. Protestantse sekten--China KW - 284 <51> Protestantisme. Sectes protestantes--China KW - Protestantisme. Protestantse sekten--China KW - Protestantisme. Sectes protestantes--China KW - History. KW - Social life and customs KW - China: Geography, description and travel--Fujian KW - China: Social sciences--Society: 1840 - 1911 KW - China: Christianity--Protestantism: general KW - Protestant churches. KW - History KW - Social life and customs. KW - China KW - Social life and customs&delete& UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:30969572 AB - In 'Sacred Webs', historian Chris White demonstrates how Chinese Protestants in Minnan, or the southern half of Fujian Province, fractured social ties and constructed and utilized new networks through churches, which served as nodes linking individuals into larger Protestant communities. Through analyzing missionary archives, local church reports, and available Chinese records, 'Sacred Webs' depicts Christianity as a Chinese religion and Minnan Protestants as laying claim to both a Christian faith and a Chinese cultural heritage. ER -