When the Ethnic Groups Meet the Christian Belief: A Narrative Analysis of the Three Hakka Women
| Autor: | CHUN-YUAN HUANG, 黃春媛 |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Druh dokumentu: | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Popis: | 105 Through the life process of three Hakka women’s conversion to Christianity, this study explored the significant events of these Hakka women in three dimentions: their growth history, the causes and course of their conversion, and their lives after the conversion. In the pursuit of independent religious beliefs, they established their subjectivity, self-awareness and confidence in this new field of religion with virtues of diligence, rationality, perseverance and kindness that were heritages of Hakka Culture. During the process, with the integration and link between the old and the new culture, they went through crises in their lives, and found their way and interpretation of the meaning of life. The main purpose was to explore the tension created by ethnicity's encounter with Christianity；The purposes of the study are as follows: I. understanding the reasons and courses of these Hakka Women 's Reformation to Christianity. II. Analysis of Hakka women’s situation as Christians and response measures. III. The impact of Christianity on their lives. By adopting semi-structured interviews, the data was analyzed by means of narrative research from three aspects: female self-consciousness, religious faith reformation, and ultimate care. The findings of this study were: I. The "ancestor worship" in Hakka culture was influenced essentially for these Hakka women’s conversion to Christianity, but the stereotype of Hakka characteristics of "thrift housekeeping, reluctant donations" is inconsistent. However, the taboo in tradition was not affected. II. Hakka women's belief autonomy was restricted in the family by the follows: 1. Egoistic and submissive patriarchy. 2. Different beliefs. 3. Tedious chores and job. III. Hakka women’s motives to convert to Christianity were as follows: 1. To lift crises in life. 2. Interpersonal care prompted sensation in spirit. VI. The difficulties that Hakka women encountered after their conversion to Christianity were as follows: 1. The conflict between family responsibility and religion. 2. The conflict of values in belief. 3. Families did not understand their motives of faith. 4. Spiritual struggle. Their coping strategies were: 1. Negotiation and conciliation; 2. Withdraw and endurance; 3. The spirit of Don Quixote. V. Hakka women’s interpretation of the meaning of life and changes after conversion to Christianity were: 1. They were willing to forgive, learned humbly, and believed that the suffering of life is the blessing of God. 2. Put down worries and had faith in God. 3. Fear was reduced and was willing to bear the cross of life. The conclusions are as follows: I. Worshiping ancestors, and the taboo is "out": From God, they have been comforted and protected. There is no taboo in their lives. There is no exchange of conditions with God. II. Female autonomy is the basic nutrient for empowerment; It is important to establish a good relationship with family members with "love" III. There were more conflicts from their marriages than from their families toward their conversion to Christianity IV. The pursuit of independent religious beliefs and the integrity of the family co-existed. The three Hakka women express that although their marital status is in jeopardy, having a "complete and healthy family" and "pursuing an autonomous religious faith" are the goals and aspirations of their efforts. V. The power of life, hope and sovereignty lied in God. The three Hakka women think that only when they entrust themselves to God, hand the sovereignty of life to God can they get the power and richness from God in peace and stability. Through the life stories of the believers, this study expounded the meaning and value of life, presented the experience of the Christian faith in the believer's life experience and application, and hoped to give readers a deeper understanding of Christian faith. Keywords: feminine consciousness, religious belief, Christian, narrative study |
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