Chronology Entry
Year
1850-1864
Text
The missionaries carried translations of The pilgrim's progress by John Bunyan all over Africa and Asia. It was translated into more than 200 languages, including Chinese. In the 1850s the Taiping rebellion mobilized millions of Chinese peasants and came near to overthrowing the Emperor. The fabourite books of their leader were the Bible and The pilgrim's progress. If the Taiping had won, as they very nearly did, Bunyan's epic might have become China's little red book a century earlier. The Taiping must have read it very differently from the pious missionaries who had it translated.
Mentioned People (1)
Bunyan, John
(Elstow bei Bedford 1628-1688 London) : Schriftsteller, Baptistenprediger
Subjects
Literature : Occident : Great Britain
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Religion : Christianity : Bible and Catechism
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1990 | John Bunyan and his England, 1628-88. Ed. by Anne Laurence, W.R. Owens, and Stuart Sim. (London : Ronceverte, 1990). S. 15. | Publication / Bun1 |