A Vietnamese Moses : Philiphê Bỉnh and the geographies of early modern Catholicism
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A Vietnamese Moses : Philiphê Bỉnh and the geographies of early modern Catholicism
University of California Press, c2017
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Includes bibliographical references (p.315-326) and index
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A free ebook version of this title is available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. A Vietnamese Moses is the story of Philiphe Binh, a Vietnamese Catholic priest who in 1796 traveled from Tonkin to the Portuguese court in Lisbon to persuade its ruler to appoint a bishop for his community of ex-Jesuits. Based on Binh's surviving writings from his thirty-seven-year exile in Portugal, this book examines how the intersections of global and local Roman Catholic geographies shaped the lives of Vietnamese Christians in the early modern era. The book also argues that Binh's mission to Portugal and his intense lobbying on behalf of his community reflected the agency of Vietnamese Catholics, who vigorously engaged with church politics in defense of their distinctive Portuguese-Catholic heritage. George E. Dutton demonstrates the ways in which Catholic beliefs, histories, and genealogies transformed how Vietnamese thought about themselves and their place in the world.
This sophisticated exploration of Vietnamese engagement with both the Catholic Church and Napoleonic Europe provides a unique perspective on the complex history of early Vietnamese Christianity.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Philiphe B?nh and the Catholic Geographies of Tonkin 2. A Catholic Community in Crisis 3. Journeys: Macao, Goa, and Lisbon 4. Arrival in Lisbon and First Encounters 5. Invoking the Padroado: B?nh and Prince Dom Joao 6. Waiting for B?nh in Tonkin and Macao 7. Life in Lisbon and the Casa do Espirito Santo, 1807-33 8. The Tales of Philiphe B?nh Epilogue Appendix 1: Time Line Appendix 2: Cast of Characters Appendix 3: Texts Used by B?nh in His Writing Projects List of Abbreviations Notes Bibliography Index
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