agriculture; Batang; Disciples of Christ; Eastern Tibet; Khams; medicine; mission; modernization; science; Albert Shelton; Tachienlu; Tibet
摘要
This article is based on the author's extensive research on the missionaries to Tibet from the Disciples of Christ (Christian Church) USA, and discusses various missionary efforts to transmit scientific and practical knowledge such as medicine, building, and agriculture in Eastern Tibet from 1904–1919. It shows that American missionaries played a prominent and distinctive role in the dissemination of scientific and practical knowledge as a result of their hard work and wisdom. In this sense, they made an important contribution to the development of Tibetan society and the modernization movement in early twentieth-century Eastern Tibet.
目次
Abrief Historical Introduction to Eastern Tibetor Khams 114 The Early Modernization Movement in Khams 116 Pioneering American Missionaries in Eastern Tibet 117 Shelton’s Strategies for His Pioneering Medical Work 119 Tibetans’Response to Western Medicine 121 Practical Knowledge and Techniques of House Building 122 Agriculture 123 Irrigation 124 Industrial Education and Training 125 Science Education 125 Conclusion 125 Acknowledgments 126 References 126
