Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Philiphê Bỉnh and the Catholic Geographies of Tonkin 23
7. 2. A Catholic Community in Crisis 46
8. 3 Journeys 65
9. 4 Arrival in Lisbon and First Encounters 98
10. 5 Invoking the Padroado 119
11. 6 Waiting for Bỉnh in Tonkin and Macao 159
12. 7 Life in Lisbon and the Casa do Espirito Santo, 1807–33 182
13. 8 The Tales of Philiphê Bỉnh 218
14. Epilogue 260
15. Appendix 1: Time Line 267
16. Appendix 2: Cast of Characters 271
17. Appendix 3: Texts Used by Bỉnh in His Writing Projects 277
18. Abbreviations 279
19. Notes 281
20. Bibliography 315
21. Index 327