The interweaving of rituals : funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe /
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Language: | English |
Imprint: | Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2008] |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Chinese and European Funerals
- 2. Missionaries' Knowledge of Chinese Funerals
- 3. The Gradual Embedding of Christian Funeral Rituals in China
- 4. Funerals as Public Manifestation
- 5. Funerals as Community Practice
- 6. Christian versus Superstitious Rituals
- 7. Imperial Sponsorship of Jesuit Funerals
- 8. Conclusion: The Metaphor of Textile Weaving
- Appendix
- Notes
- Chinese Glossary
- Abbreviations
- Bibliography
- Index