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Ethnic identity in a Hong Kong religious setting: the Kowloon City Swatow Baptist Church and its members.

Lin, Tat Kit. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 208-221). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.ii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / List of Tables and Illustrations --- p.vi / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Significance and Goals --- p.2 / Fieldsite Specification --- p.10 / Literature Review --- p.14 / Theories of Ethnicity / Religion and Ethnicity / Ethnic Studies in Hong Kong / Christianity and Ethnicity in Hong Kong / Christian and other Religious Studies in Hong Kong / Theoretical Orientation --- p.25 / Interpretive Approach / Constructivist Approach / Research Methods --- p.29 / Personal Interviews / Informal Interviews with Church Members / Participant Observation / Review of Church Publications / Structure of the Thesis --- p.34 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- "The Chaoshan Region, Chaozhou Immigrants, Swatow Baptists and the Compatriot Ethnic Churches in Hong Kong" --- p.37 / An Overview of the Chaoshan Region --- p.39 / Chaozhou Immigrants and the Teochiu in Hong Kong --- p.42 / The Compatriot Ethnic Churches in Hong Kong --- p.51 / Baptist Missionary Work in Hong Kong and the Chaoshan Region --- p.54 / Early Baptist Missionary Work in Hong Kong / Baptist Missionary Work in Shantou and Hong Kong / A Brief History of the Kowloon City Swatow Baptist Church --- p.62 / Summary --- p.65 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Expressions of Chaozhou Identity in the Kowloon City Swatow Baptist Church --- p.69 / The Label --- p.70 / The External Features of Ethnic Identity --- p.73 / The Use of Chaozhou Language / Objects and Activities Linked to Chaozhou Origin / The Transformed Expressions of the Traditional Chaozhou Identity / Subtle Group Boundaries in Church Structure / Subtle Group Boundaries in the Wider Baptist Circle / The Subjective Experience of Church Members --- p.97 / The Spirit of Ethnic Solidarity in the Church / The Affirmation of Chaozhou Identity / Summary --- p.112 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- Reasons for Insisting on Chaozhou Language and Chaozhou Identity --- p.117 / Explanations Proposed by Church Members --- p.118 / "Explanation One---""Most people in this Church are Chaozhou; so of course we keep our Chaozhou identity """ / "Explanation Two----“We need to protect our Tradition """ / Explanation Three---“This is a practical way to absorb Chaozhou Christians and Chaozhou non-believers´ح / Explanation Four---“We need to take care of the aged Chaozhou members ´ة´ة / Explanation Five---“It's can opportunity to learn a language ´ة´ة / Psychocultural Interpretation --- p.132 / Psychocultural Explanation---“´ةm afraid of losing my Chaozhou identity´ح / Summary --- p.146 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Church Mechanisms Reinforcing Ethnicity --- p.149 / Mechanisms of Naturalization --- p.150 / Religious Meeting as Co-Ethnic Member Meeting / Attendance Numbers of the Morning Service / Annual Celebration Dinner / Mechanisms of Persuasion --- p.160 / Chaozhou Identity Contested / Chaozhou Identity Reinforced / Summary --- p.181 / Chapter Chapter 6. --- Conclusion: The Role of Religion in Maintaining Ethnicity --- p.185 / Preserving Ethnicity in a Church Setting: Religion Helps --- p.186 / Maintaining Ethnicity under Disadvantageous Social Condition: Religion Stimulates --- p.196 / Insisting on Ethnicity without Flexibility: Religion Stunted --- p.201 / Bibliography --- p.208

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_326191
Date January 2008
ContributorsLian, Dajie., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Anthropology.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, ix, 221 leaves : ill., maps ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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