Acknowledgements List of Figures, Maps and Tables Abbreviations Maps of Taiwan Prologue 1 Introduction 2 Reception studies 3 Missionary linguistics 4 Other Themes and Concluding Remarks1 Dutch and Spanish colonisation and mission in Taiwan: the Prelude 1 Introduction 2 Humanism 3 Printing 4 The European Reformation 5 Christian mission outside Europe 6 Conclusion2 Dutch colonisation and mission in Taiwan 1 Introduction 2 'Aboriginal Taiwan' 3 The prelude: before 1624 4 Mission before Candidius 5 Dutch mission after the Dika event 6 Junius' mission 7 The Dutch mission spreads beyond the Siraya 8 The mission to the Favorlang 9 Dutch mission in northern Taiwan 10 Motivations for mission 11 Conclusion3 How Dutch missionaries attempted to convert Formosans to Reformed Christianity: Texts 1 Introduction 2 Lexicons 3 Catechisms 4 Sermons 5 Prayers and hymns 6 Bible translations 7 Conclusion4 How Dutch missionaries attempted to convert Formosans to Reformed Christianity: Beliefs and Practices 1 Introduction 2 Replacing many gods with one God 3 Replacing Formosan laws with Judaeo-Christian laws 4 Re-configuring time 5 Rejection of mandatory abortion 6 Building an Indigenous church 7 The Diaconate 8 Sacraments 9 Marriage 10 Funeral rites 11 Conclusion5 Dutch Missionary Linguistics 1 Introduction 2 Learning and graphising Siraya and Favorlang 3 Bridging the semantic gap 4 Conclusion6 Catholic Mission in northern Taiwan 1 Introduction 2 Religious beliefs and practices of Indigenous people of pre-Spanish Philippines. 3 Indigenous people in northern Taiwan and their religious beliefs and practices 4 Sources for the study of the Spanish mission in Taiwan 5 The Spanish Colonisation of Taiwan 6 Spanish missionary activity in Taiwan 7 Communicating the Gospel in words, actions, and objects 8 Texts for spreading the Gospel: learners, vocabularies, and catechisms 9 Texts written by missionary linguists in the Philippines 10 Texts written by missionary linguists in Taiwan 11 Use and Translation of the Bible 12 The administering of the sacraments 13 Material culture 14 Burials 15 Misericordia 16 After 1642 17 Measures of success 18 Conclusion7 After 1662 in Taiwan and Europe 1 Introduction 2 Inside Taiwan 3 Outside Taiwan: Europe and the Dutch East Indies 4 Conclusion Epilogue Appendix1: Dutch and Spanish missionaries and governors Appendix2: Lord's Prayer in Siraya by Robertus Junius Appendix3: Names and domains of Siraya deities given by David Wright Appendix4: Prayers and sermons in Dutch compiled by Robertus Junius Bibliography Indexes.