Puli Ailan Presbyterian Church in the establishment and development

• Main Authors: Chin-Tang Lee, 李靖唐
• Other Authors: 林正珍
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/86552246411074980679

碩士 === 國立中興大學 === 歷史學系所 === 100 === The Abstract Located in Puli Ailan Tableland, Ailan Church is the church based on Pazeh Tribes. In 1865, when British Presbyterian Church brought the Gospel into Taiwan by means of medical preaching, Pingpu Tribes turned into the earliest tribe which took Christianity as belief. This essay, which takes Pingpu and Pazeh Tribes for example, discusses the process of the establishment of Puli Ailan Church at the angle of the historical transition. After Center Pazeh Tribes migrated to Puli in the early 19 century, they had changed into differential tribal locations. In1875, After the Ching Dynasty adopted the policy, enlightenment and placation of the tribes in the mountains, the Hans entered Puli to cultivate at great amounts, which brought the folklore beliefs of local countries in the meanwhile, converting Pazeh Tribes into Han Tribes severely. Their traditional culture almost disappeared. In 1871, all people in Aoran Tribe converted to Christianity because of Christian medical preaching. British preachers assisted to build the church, which became an essential source area of Christian belief in Puli. The developmental process of Ailan Church made important connections with Pazeh Tribes’ social activities in Puli, educational culture and medical development. In recent years, emigrated Pazeh Tribes’ People formed the organization “Lan-Chou,” concentrating the tribal consciousness by means of Christian belief. “Cultural Association of Pazeh Tribes in Nantou County” in Puli devoted itself to reviving the traditional culture with great efforts through the church organization. The combination between the church and the local culture indicates that Christian belief plays an important role during the developmental process of Pingpu culture.