Isbn: 9780295988108 - the interweaving of rituals: funerals in the cultural exchange between china and europe (a china program book) (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. 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.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 328 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The death of Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci in China in 1610 was the occasion for demonstrations of Western rituals appropriate for a Catholic priest and also of Chinese rituals appropriate to the country hosting the Jesuit community. This book explores the role of ritual--specifically rites related to death and funerals--in cross-cultural exchange, demonstrating a gradual interweaving of Chinese and European ritual practices at all levels of interaction in China. Nicholas Standaert is professor of Sinology at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium.…

Zustand: New. pp. 336 18 Illus.