The interweaving of rituals : funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe /

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Author / Creator: Standaert, N.
Format: Book
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