The interweaving of rituals funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe
Standaert, Nicolas
The interweaving of rituals funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe Nicolas Standaert - Seattle University of Washington Press 2008 - viii, 328 p.
"A China program book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-314) and index.
Chinese and European funerals -- Missionaries' knowledge of Chinese funerals -- The gradual embedding of Christian funeral rituals in China -- Funerals as public manifestation -- Funerals as community practice -- Christian versus superstitious rituals -- Imperial sponsorship of Jesuit funerals -- Conclusion: The metaphor of textile weaving.
029598810X 9780295988108 0295988231 9780295988238
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Ethnology -- General -- Funeral Rites -- Jesuit Influence -- Qing-Era
The interweaving of rituals funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe Nicolas Standaert - Seattle University of Washington Press 2008 - viii, 328 p.
"A China program book."
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-314) and index.
Chinese and European funerals -- Missionaries' knowledge of Chinese funerals -- The gradual embedding of Christian funeral rituals in China -- Funerals as public manifestation -- Funerals as community practice -- Christian versus superstitious rituals -- Imperial sponsorship of Jesuit funerals -- Conclusion: The metaphor of textile weaving.
029598810X 9780295988108 0295988231 9780295988238
Funeral rites and ceremonies
Ethnology -- General -- Funeral Rites -- Jesuit Influence -- Qing-Era