Protestant Missionaries and the Concept of Martyrdom During the Boxer Rebellion
The anti-foreigners Boxer Rebellion of summer 1900 provoked the death of about one hundred English Protestant missionaries in the North-East regions of China. Several letters and diaries written by the victims just before dying were soon collected and published in London by the China Inland Mission,...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Ed. Morcelliana
[2018]
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Rivista di storia del cristianesimo
Έτος: 2018, Τόμος: 15, Τεύχος: 2, Σελίδες: 377-392 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | KAH Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 1648-1913, Νεότερη Εποχή KBM Ασία KCD Αγιογραφία, Άγιοι KDD Ευαγγελική Εκκλησία |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Protestantesimo
B Missionaries B China Inland Mission B Martirio B Protestants B Protestantism B Missions B missioni B Martyrdom |
| Σύνοψη: | The anti-foreigners Boxer Rebellion of summer 1900 provoked the death of about one hundred English Protestant missionaries in the North-East regions of China. Several letters and diaries written by the victims just before dying were soon collected and published in London by the China Inland Mission, conferring to the dead missionaries the title of "martyrs". The analysis of these documents led to a definition of "martyrdom" in the Protestant missionary context between the 19th and 20th century, which highlights the propagandistic value not only of the martyrologies but also of the very martyrial act. |
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| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Rivista di storia del cristianesimo
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