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The Missionary's Curse tells the story of a Chinese village that has been Catholic since the seventeenth century, drawing direct connections between its history, the globalizing church, and the nation. Harrison recounts the popular folk tales of merchants and peasants who once adopted Catholic rituals and teachings for their own purposes, only to find themselves in conflict with the orthodoxy of Franciscan missionaries arriving from Italy. The village's long religious history, combined with the similarities between Chinese folk religion and Italian Catholicism, forces us to rethink the extreme violence committed in the area during the Boxer Uprising. The author also follows nineteenth century Chinese priests who campaigned against missionary control, up through the founding of the official church by the Communist Party in the 1950's. Harrison's in-depth study provides a rare insight into villager experiences during the Socialist Education Movement and Cultural Revolution, as well as the growth of Christianity in China in recent years. She makes the compelling argument that Catholic practice in the village, rather than adopting Chinese forms in a gradual process of acculturation, has in fact become increasingly similar to those of Catholics in other parts of the world.

HISTORY / Asia / General. --- Catholic Church --- History. --- Shanxi Sheng (China) --- Shan-hsi sheng (China) --- Sansei-shō (China) --- Shan-hsi sheng kung shu (China) --- Shanxi (China : Province) --- Shansi, China --- Shan-hsi sheng jen min cheng fu --- Shanxi Province (China) --- Shansi Province (China) --- Shansi (China : Province) --- 山西省 (China) --- Folklore. --- Religious life and customs. --- S13B/0400 --- China: Christianity--Roman Catholicism: general works --- Catholic Church -- China -- Shanxi Sheng -- History.. --- Shanxi Sheng (China) -- Religious life and customs.. --- Shanxi Sheng (China) -- Folklore. --- Church of Rome --- Roman Catholic Church --- Katholische Kirche --- Katolyt︠s︡ʹka t︠s︡erkva --- Römisch-Katholische Kirche --- Römische Kirche --- Ecclesia Catholica --- Eglise catholique --- Eglise catholique-romaine --- Katolicheskai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ --- Chiesa cattolica --- Iglesia Católica --- Kościół Katolicki --- Katolicki Kościół --- Kościół Rzymskokatolicki --- Nihon Katorikku Kyōkai --- Katholikē Ekklēsia --- Gereja Katolik --- Kenesiyah ha-Ḳatolit --- Kanisa Katoliki --- כנסיה הקתולית --- כנסייה הקתולית --- 가톨릭교 --- 천주교 --- Shanxi Sheng (China) - Religious life and customs. --- Shanxi Sheng (China) - Folklore. --- boxer rebellion. --- boxer uprising. --- catholic practice. --- catholic rituals. --- catholic. --- china. --- chinese folk religion. --- chinese history. --- chinese priests. --- chinese village. --- chinese. --- christian history. --- christianity. --- communist party. --- cultural revolution. --- engaging. --- extreme violence. --- folk tales. --- franciscan missionaries. --- global themes. --- globalizing church. --- government and governing. --- historical. --- history. --- intense. --- italian catholicism. --- political. --- power of god. --- religion. --- religious history. --- socialist education. --- stories of faith. --- villages.