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Thomas H. Reilly - The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Rebellion and the Blasphemy of Empire.  - 9780295984308 - V9780295984308
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The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Rebellion and the Blasphemy of Empire.

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Description for The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Rebellion and the Blasphemy of Empire. hardcover. Shows how the Bible, in particular a Chinese translation of the Old Testament, profoundly influenced Hong and his followers, leading them to understand the first three of the Ten Commandments as an indictment of the imperial order. This book may appeal to scholars in the fields of Chinese history, religion, and culture. Series: China Program Books. Num Pages: 232 pages, 8 illus. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3JH; GTB; HBJF; HBLL; HR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 545.

Occupying much of imperial China’s Yangzi River heartland and costing more than twenty million lives, the Taiping Rebellion (1851-64) was no ordinary peasant revolt. What most distinguished this dramatic upheaval from earlier rebellions were the spiritual beliefs of the rebels. The core of the Taiping faith focused on the belief that Shangdi, the high God of classical China, had chosen the Taiping leader, Hong Xiuquan, to establish his Heavenly Kingdom on Earth.

How were the Taiping rebels, professing this new creed, able to mount their rebellion and recruit multitudes of followers in their sweep through the empire? Thomas Reilly ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
China Program Books
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295984308
SKU
V9780295984308
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1

About Thomas H. Reilly
Thomas H. Reilly is assistant professor of Chinese history and Asian studies at Pepperdine University.

Reviews for The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Rebellion and the Blasphemy of Empire.
"Reilly..is able to develop a strikingly original thesis. He argues that Protestant sources using Shangdi as the term for God in the translations of the Bible and especially the so-called Old Testament profoundly influenced Hong to connect his Christian faith to Chinese classical sources."
Canadian Journal of History
"All in all, the book presents an interesting thesis and ... Read more

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