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Author:   Beverley J. Butcher
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780773436244

ISBN 10:   0773436243
Pages:   468
Publication Date:   April 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Foreword by David J. Hufford; Acknowledgements; Epigraph; Introduction; 1. Nestorians in China: The First Period, 635-845; 2. Nestorians and Catholics in China, 845-1368; 3. European Merchants, Adventurers, Colonizers and Missionaries Go East, 1495-1583; 4. The Jesuits Establish Missions in Mainland China, 1580-1610; 5. Catholic Missions in Mainland China, 1610-1722; 6. The Chineses Rites Controversy: A Question of Method? 1643-1842; 7. The Twentieth Century: The Church Reevaluates the 1742 Bull Ex quo singulari; 8. The Evolution of the Performance of the Chinese and Chinese Catholic American Ancestor Memorial Service; 9. The Ancestor Memorial Service Flourishes throughout the United States; 10. Conclusion: A Sacred and Universal Ceremony.

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[The author's] attention to historical details beyond religion, including the European efforts at commerce and colonization, show clearly the intertwining of religion with the rest of culture. - Prof. David J. Hufford University of Pennsylvania How to find a common ground between Confucianism and Catholicism, two distinct mindsets that originate in divergent geographies, histories, and traditions? Seeking answers to this question, [the author] provides valuable insights. - Prof. Mikako Iwatake University of Helsinki

"""[The author's] attention to historical details beyond religion, including the European efforts at commerce and colonization, show clearly the intertwining of religion with the rest of culture."" - Prof. David J. Hufford University of Pennsylvania ""How to find a common ground between Confucianism and Catholicism, two distinct mindsets that originate in divergent geographies, histories, and traditions? Seeking answers to this question, [the author] provides valuable insights."" - Prof. Mikako Iwatake University of Helsinki"""

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