The recently published book, In the Eyes of the Other: Late Qing Missionaries to China and Fujianese Culture and Society, systematically explores the composition and characteristics of Fujianese social culture during the late Qing Dynasty from the perspective of Western missionaries.
This is the work of Dr. Wu Weiwei from Fujian Normal University, published by Taiwan's Wanjuanlou Publishing Company.
From an extensive and in-depth examination of Western literature, this book provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of the writings and related literature by Western missionaries who came to China in the late Qing Dynasty to study Fujian society and culture. Utilizing theories and methods from disciplines such as history, religion, anthropology, comparative literature, imagology, orientalism, and intercultural communication, this book rigorously analyzes the structure and attributes of Fujian society and culture during the late Qing Dynasty as observed by Western missionaries.
The investigation delves into how these missionaries constructed the "Image of Fujian," examining the methods, forms, and distinct characteristics employed. Furthermore, the book elucidates the cultural viewpoints that influenced these missionaries' perceptions of Fujian society, exploring the underlying cultural factors that shaped their outlook. On the basis of a substantial amount of local Fujianese historical documents, the author analyzes the characteristics, values, and shortcomings of the missionaries’ writings on Fujian and other related documents and explores the impact of such literature on the Eastern and Western worlds.
Dr. Wu Weiwei is a native of Shunchang, Fujian. He is a doctoral supervisor of the Center for Studies of Fujian and Taiwan of the Fujian Normal University; he is also an Outstanding Young Backbone Teacher of the University. His main research interests include the local histories of Fujian and Taiwan, cross-strait culture, and East Asian maritime history.
- Translated by Joyce Leung
近日，《他者的视界：晚清来华传教士与福建社会文化》 (In the Eyes of the Other: Late Qing Missionaries to China and Fujianese Culture & Society)出版，系统地探讨了西方传教士视野中的晚清福建社会文化的内容和特征。
这是吴巍巍博士著作，由台湾万卷楼出版社出版发行。
本书在广泛而深入查考西方文献的基础上，较为全面而系统地梳理了晚清时期来华西方传教士所记载和介绍福建社会与文化的著述及相关文献资料。综合运用与借鉴包括历史学、宗教学、人类学、比较文学、形象学、东方学、跨文化传播学等学科理论和方法，系统地探讨西方传教士视野中的晚清福建社会文化的内容和特征。审视晚清来华西方传教士建构的“福建形象”的方式、形态与特质，阐释西方传教士认知福建社会的文化观照与影响晚清来华传教士之认知的深层文化因素。并结合查阅大量福建地方历史文献，分析传教士著述及其相关文献资料的特点、价值与缺失，探索传教士述闽著作与文献对于东西方世界的相关影响。
吴巍巍，福建顺昌人，博士。福建师范大学闽台区域研究中心博士生导师。主要研究方向为闽台地方史、两岸文化与东亚海域史。获福建师范大学优秀青年骨干教师等称号。
新书速递|吴巍巍著作《他者的视界：晚清来华传教士与福建社会文化》出版
The recently published book, In the Eyes of the Other: Late Qing Missionaries to China and Fujianese Culture and Society, systematically explores the composition and characteristics of Fujianese social culture during the late Qing Dynasty from the perspective of Western missionaries.
This is the work of Dr. Wu Weiwei from Fujian Normal University, published by Taiwan's Wanjuanlou Publishing Company.
From an extensive and in-depth examination of Western literature, this book provides a comprehensive and systematic overview of the writings and related literature by Western missionaries who came to China in the late Qing Dynasty to study Fujian society and culture. Utilizing theories and methods from disciplines such as history, religion, anthropology, comparative literature, imagology, orientalism, and intercultural communication, this book rigorously analyzes the structure and attributes of Fujian society and culture during the late Qing Dynasty as observed by Western missionaries.
The investigation delves into how these missionaries constructed the "Image of Fujian," examining the methods, forms, and distinct characteristics employed. Furthermore, the book elucidates the cultural viewpoints that influenced these missionaries' perceptions of Fujian society, exploring the underlying cultural factors that shaped their outlook. On the basis of a substantial amount of local Fujianese historical documents, the author analyzes the characteristics, values, and shortcomings of the missionaries’ writings on Fujian and other related documents and explores the impact of such literature on the Eastern and Western worlds.
Dr. Wu Weiwei is a native of Shunchang, Fujian. He is a doctoral supervisor of the Center for Studies of Fujian and Taiwan of the Fujian Normal University; he is also an Outstanding Young Backbone Teacher of the University. His main research interests include the local histories of Fujian and Taiwan, cross-strait culture, and East Asian maritime history.
- Translated by Joyce Leung
New Book Explores Late Qing Missionaries' Perspectives on Fujianese Culture and Society
