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UNINA9910789854703321 |
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Standaert N |
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Titolo |
The interweaving of rituals : funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe / / Nicolas Standaert |
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Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2008 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Funeral rites and ceremonies - China |
Funeral rites and ceremonies - Europe |
Death - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Social exchange - Religious aspects - Christianity |
China Social life and customs |
China Religious life and customs |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-314) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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Demonstrates the interweaving of Chinese and European ritual practices at different levels of interaction in seventeenth-century China. This book explores the role of rituals - specifically rites related to death and funerals - in cross-cultural exchange. |
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