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The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom
Rebellion and the Blasphemy of Empire
T H O M A S H . R EI LLY
A China Program Book
U N I V ERS I T Y O F WA S H I N GTO N P RES S
Seattle and London
This publication was supported in part by the China Studies Program,
a division of the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at
the University of Washington. Additional support was provided by the
Donald R. Ellegood International Publications Endowment.
Copyright © 2004 by the University of Washington Press
Designed by Pamela Canell
Printed in the United States of America
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or trans-
mitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including
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out permission in writing from the publisher.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Reilly, Thomas H., 1954–
The Taiping heavenly kingdom : rebellion and the blasphemy
of empire / Thomas H. Reilly.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
isbn
0-295-98430-9 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1. China—History—Taiping Rebellion, 1850–1864—Religious
aspects. 2. Christianity—China—Influence. I. Title.
ds759.4.r45r44
2004
951'.034—dc22
2004005244
The paper used in this publication is acid-free and recycled from 10 per-
cent post-consumer and at least 50 percent pre-consumer waste. It meets
the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Informa-
tion Sciences-Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials,
ansi
z39.48-1984.
8 A
Frontispiece: Cover of the Taiping
Royally Authorized Old Testament
(Qinding Jiuyizhao Shengshu). Although the cover is dated 1853, the use
of the term Qinding in the title is documented only for the years follow-
ing 1860. Courtesy of the British Library.

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