Contingent Companion with the Cantonese: Uncovering a Hidden History of Written Cantonese Christian Literature in the Late Nineteenth Century

This paper aims to uncover a hidden history of Cantonese Christian literature. Written Cantonese has been present since the late Ming dynasty in parallel to the emergence of a distinct Cantonese identity. Western missionaries, for the sake of evangelism, facilitated the development of written Canton...

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Published in:	Religions
Main Author:	Christina Wai-Yin Wong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2024-06-01
Subjects:	Cantonese identity Chinese Christian literature <i>Heheben</i> (Mandarin Union Version) Western missionaries written Cantonese
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/15/7/758