The Influence of Christianity on Lisu People's Cultural Development

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10.2991/iccessh-19.2019.438How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Lisu people; Christianity; local belief; Christian culture

Abstract

There are two kinds of opinions concerning the influence of Christianity on Lisu local belief and Lisu traditional cultures. One believes that the spreading of Christianity affect the Lisu people negatively. The other believes that Christianity enriches the local cultures. This paper carries out a case study in Shitou village where Christianity and local belief co-exist. It reveals that Christianity plays an important role in integrating different cultures, with local belief’s extensive influence. With tensions and contradictions reflecting the competitions of authorities and interpersonal relationships, a state of equilibrium is achieved. The interviews of the local people reveal that they think they benefit much from the Christian culture, such as for their name traditions, the communication styles between men and women, and their marriage ceremony.

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© 2019, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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AU  - Dairong Liu
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TI  - The Influence of Christianity on Lisu People's Cultural Development
BT  - Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Contemporary Education, Social Sciences and Humanities (ICCESSH 2019)
PB  - Atlantis Press
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SN  - 2352-5398
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DO  - 10.2991/iccessh-19.2019.438
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