{"product_id":"highland-christianity-modern-transformations-of-the-china-southeast-asia-borderlands-hardcover","title":"Highland Christianity: Modern Transformations of the China-Southeast Asia Borderlands - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLian\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Bradley\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRalph A. Litzinger\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristianity has become one of the most powerful markers of identity in the mountainous borderlands of China and Southeast Asia, also known as Zomia. This region is home to tens of millions of people--including the Ahmao, the Kachin, the Lisu, and many other highlanders--all living at a far remove from the population centers of the lowlands. This volume explores how their creative engagement with Christianity has transformed their communities and reshaped their relationships with nation-states and dominant cultures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eHighland Christianity\u003c\/i\u003e brings together indigenous, in-group scholars and external researchers to examine Christianity's complex entanglement with ethnicity and modernity across eastern Zomia. Chapters investigate mass conversions, the creation of Bible orthographies, the indigenization of Christian practice, and the tensions Christianization generated with lowland states and majority populations. Contributors highlight the dramas and ambiguities of these changes while foregrounding the creative agency of highland peoples in reworking the faith to generate cohesion, cultural capital, and renewed forms of belonging. Moving beyond colonial frameworks, this interdisciplinary volume maps the profound and ongoing transformations of communities across this borderland region. It will be an essential resource for scholars and students of world Christianity, Asian studies, and anthropology.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the editors, the contributors to this volume are Aminta Arrington, Chijui Hu, Jianxiong Ma, Pum Za Mang, Lagai Zau Nan, Anh-Minh Nguyen-Dang, Yoichi Nishimoto, and Zhu Jili.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eLian Xi\u003c\/strong\u003e is David C. Steinmetz Distinguished Professor of World Christianity at Duke University. He is the author of many books, including, most recently, \u003ci\u003eBlood Letters: The Untold Story of Lin Zhao, a Martyr in Mao's China\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRedeemed by Fire: The Rise of Popular Christianity in Modern China.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Bradley\u003c\/strong\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Linguistics at La Trobe University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Grammar of Lisu\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eLanguage Endangerment\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eRalph A. Litzinger\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor of Cultural Anthropology and is affiliated with the Asian\/Pacific Studies Institute and Global Health Institute at Duke University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eOther Chinas: The Yao and the Politics of National Belonging\u003c\/i\u003e and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eGhost Protocol: Development and Displacement in Global China\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 274\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42780405235808,"sku":"9780271101262","price":136.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/QOpD3WgOy09780271101262.webp?v=1780275043","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/highland-christianity-modern-transformations-of-the-china-southeast-asia-borderlands-hardcover","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}