Standaert, Nicolas <br/><br/>
The interweaving of rituals  funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe 
Nicolas Standaert 
 - Seattle  University of Washington Press  2008 
 - viii, 328 p. 
<br/><br/> "A China program book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-314) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>029598810X 9780295988108 0295988231 9780295988238 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Funeral rites and ceremonies<br/>Ethnology -- General -- Funeral Rites -- Jesuit Influence -- Qing-Era