Heaven in conflict : Franciscans and the Boxer uprising in Shanxi / Anthony E. Clark.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-212) and index.

Chronology of Franciscans in China -- Map of Shanxi -- Prologue: war of the immortals -- The drought and the heavenly battle -- Taiyuan, from mission to diocese -- Boxers and local gods -- Catholics and foreign gods -- The deluge and the earthly battle -- Red lantern women and Franciscan sisters -- Friars, magistrates, and the Fists of Righteous Harmony -- Revenge and reconstruction.