A monograph arguing the Taiping movement developed a fully Christian, fully Chinese new religion whose theology directly challenged the legitimacy of the Qing empire.
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University press monograph by a historian of late imperial China, focused specifically on the theology of the Taiping movement. The standard scholarly reference for the argument that the movement was a genuine new Chinese Christian religion rather than Christian trappings on an ordinary rebellion. NotesUniversity press monograph by a historian of late imperial China, focused specifically on the theology of the Taiping movement. The standard scholarly reference for the argument that the movement was a genuine new Chinese Christian religion rather than Christian trappings on an ordinary rebellion.
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AuthorThomas H. Reilly
PublisherUniversity of Washington Press
Publication Year2004
URLhttps://uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295993720/the-taiping-heavenly-kingdom/
Source Typeacademic monograph
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- Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.
- Wars & Conflicts, 3 claims: 1 scholarly debate, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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