History of Catholicism in Yunnan

Author: Liu Dingyin
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: "The History of Religion in Yunnan" series belongs to the regional religious history of China and is also an important part of the religious history of China. Investigating the regional religious history of China can greatly enrich China's religious history and lay a foundation for establishing China's regional religious studies and ethnic religious studies. In the field of religious studies research in China, there is currently no systematic regional religious series history. "The History of Religion in Yunnan" series is the first regional religious series history in China, filling this gap. This is of great significance for promoting in-depth research on the history of Chinese and world religions, and for fostering academic exchanges in the religious history and culture of the East and West. This book, "The History of Catholicism in Yunnan," is an expansion, enrichment, and deepening of "An Overview of Religious Beliefs in Yunnan," "The Religious Volume of the Yunnan Provincial Records," and the chapter on Catholicism in "The History of Religion in Yunnan." This book incorporates the latest achievements of domestic scholars in studying the historical and cultural aspects of Catholicism in Yunnan in recent years, adhering to the principle of objective and factual recording, and documents the history and characteristics of Catholicism in Yunnan. The content of this book, "The History of Catholicism in Yunnan," records the spread, development, and evolution of Catholicism in Yunnan from the Yuan Dynasty to the modern era and its characteristics.