晚清至民国时期陕西基督教宣教区研究

功能文化区作为一种重要的文化区类型,目前在我国历史文化地理学研究中并没有受到重视。究其原因,是因为中国传统文化的地域分布多以形式文化区,或是感觉文化区的形态出现,很少能构成真正意义上的功能文化区。本文则通过对晚清至民国时期陕西基督教宣教区进行个案研究,指出以功能文化区形式出现的宣教区,其空间结构特征,一方面受制于中国传统的文化地域格局,另一方面,则与各差会在陕西发展的历史过程与权力关系有着密切的关系。

Study on Christian Mission Field in Shaanxi since Late Qing Dynasty

In Chinese Historical Culture geographic studies, there are few discussions on Functional Culture regions, As the spatial structure of Chinese traditional culture showed in Formal Culture Regions or Vernacular Culture Regions. However, Christian Mission Fields were typical Functional Culture Regions. The paper is the case study about Christian Mission Field in Shaanxi since late Qing dynasty. The study points out that the spatial structure of Christian Mission Fields was decided by spatial pattern of Chinese traditional Culture and historical process and power relationship of the Foreign Missions development in Shaanxi.