The Most Loyal City: Roman Catholic Competitive Domination and Antagonistic Tolerance of Indigenous Chinese Religious Sites in Macao (c. 1550–1850)
Portuguese colonial occupation and settlement from the sixteenth century onwards included a significant dimension of religious dissemination: a primary example is the imposition of Iberian Roman Catholic sacred forms at sites throughout peninsular Macao, China. Through early occupation and sustained...
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| Published in: | Review of Culture |
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| Main Authors: | , |
| Format: | Articles |
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Instituto Cultural de Macau
2021
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| Online Access: | https://www.icm.gov.mo/rc/viewer/pdfViewerParts/40065/4025 |
| Summary: | Portuguese colonial occupation and settlement from the sixteenth century onwards included a significant dimension of religious dissemination: a primary example is the imposition of Iberian Roman Catholic sacred forms at sites throughout peninsular Macao, China. Through early occupation and sustained commercial activity with local peoples, colonised Portuguese regions in Macao experienced aggressive assertion of Catholic religious dominance. In Macao, Portuguese military commanders, colonial governors, and missionary orders established Roman Catholic churches, chapels, and shrines — with their attendant Iberian religious modes — overlooking sites occupied by indigenous Chinese temples and shrines, or Buddhist sites. |
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| ISSN: | 1682-1106 |