1st Edition
Christian Heretics in Late Imperial China Christian Inculturation and State Control, 1720-1850
Biography
Lars Peter Laamann teaches Chinese History at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. His research interests are focused on Christianity in China, as well as on other aspects of early modern Chinese social history.
'[T]he book offers many detailed and hitherto unknown insights into the history of Christianity in the capital, in established Christian centers as well as in remote villages during that time period... a truly original contribution to an expanding field of research. It adds many new elements to our understanding of Christianity in China between the Yongzheng period and the Daoguang years.' - Dominic Sachsenmaier, Sino-Western Cultural Relations Journal, XXIX, 2007
"Christian Heretics in Late Imperial China is a comprehensive, insightful and penetrating study of the growth of Chinese Christianity, its expansion into local society, its dialogue with other religious movements, and its encounter with the imperial state during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It should be pertinent to anyone interested in the history of Sino-Western interactions." -- Joseph Tse-Hei, Itinerario, 2007
'Christian Heretics in Late Imerial China could be one of the most important works on the history of Christian mission in China. It is a valuable contribution to the knowledge of the events of the period discussed, to the unlocking of the complex tensions in relation of Christianity and the state; and to the understanding of the developments up until present day' - Wilhelm K. Mueller, SVD
