The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe

Contents

Contents Acknowledgments vii Introduction 3 1 / Chinese and European Funerals 10 2 / Missionaries’ Knowledge of Chinese Funerals 37 3 / The Gradual Embedding of Christian Funeral Rituals in China 81 4 / Funerals as Public Manifestation 118 5 / Funerals as Community Practice 140 6 / Christian versus Superstitious Rituals 164 7 / Imperial Sponsorship of Jesuit Funerals 184 8 / Conclusion: The Metaphor of Textile Weaving 207 Appendix 231 Notes 235 Chinese Glossary 283 Abbreviations 289 Bibliography 291 Index 315 ...