The interweaving of rituals funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe Nicolas Standaert

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Seattle University of Washington Press 2008Description: viii, 328 pISBN:
  • 029598810X
  • 9780295988108
  • 0295988231
  • 9780295988238
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Contents:
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.
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"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.

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