The interweaving of rituals : funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe / / Nicolas Standaert
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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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| Pubblicazione: | Seattle, : University of Washington Press, c2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (viii, 328 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 393 |
| Soggetto topico: | Funeral rites and ceremonies - China |
| Funeral rites and ceremonies - Europe | |
| Death - Religious aspects - Christianity | |
| Social exchange - Religious aspects - Christianity | |
| Soggetto geografico: | China Social life and customs |
| China Religious life and customs | |
| Note generali: | "A China program book." |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-314) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The interweaving of rituals |
| ISBN: | 0-295-80004-6 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910823678903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
China Program Book