Sino-Vatican Relations - Problems in Conflicting Authority, 1976-1986

Klappentext In this study of the subject! Dr Beatrice Leung analyses the interactions between China and the Holy See from 1976 to 1986. Zusammenfassung How can the government of the People's Republic of China with its claim to absolute sovereignty be reconciled with the spiritual authority of the Catholic Church? In this study of the subject! Dr Beatrice Leung analyses the interactions between China and the Holy See from 1976 to 1986. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; Preface; 1. Introduction; 2. The cultural encounter of China and Catholicism (1552-1949); 3. The Vatican's Ostpolitik; 4. The CCP and the Catholic Church before and after 1949; 5. The religious policy of China in the modernisation era; 6. Constraints on the freedom of the Catholic religion; 7. Sino-Vatican relations in the modern era; 8. Negotiations and concerns; 9. Conclusion; 10. Postscript; Abbreviations; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

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• Authors: Beatrice Leung, Beatrice (The University of Hong Kong) Leung
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.11.2009
• EAN: 9780521122566
• ISBN: 978-0-521-12256-6
• No. of pages: 440
• Series: Lse Monographs in Internationa
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education