Research Catalog

Title

The interweaving of rituals [electronic resource] : funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe / Nicolas Standaert.

Author

Standaert, N.

Publication

Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2008.

Details

Description

1 online resource (viii, 328 p.) : ill.

Uniform Title

Interweaving of rituals (Online)

Alternative Title

Interweaving of rituals (Online)

Subject

• 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

Note

• "A China program book."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-314) and index.

Access (note)

• Access restricted to authorized users.

Contents

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.

LCCN

2007052235

OCLC

ssj0000485258

Author

Standaert, N.

Title

The interweaving of rituals [electronic resource] : funerals in the cultural exchange between China and Europe / Nicolas Standaert.

Imprint

Seattle : University of Washington Press, c2008.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-314) and index.

Access

Access restricted to authorized users.

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