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Informationen zum Autor Nicolas Standaert is professor of sinology at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. Among his publications are The Intercultural Weaving of Historical Texts: Chinese and European Stories about Emperor Ku and His Concubines (Brill, 2016), Oxford Bibliographies in Renaissance and Reformation China and Europe, 1550-1800 (Oxford University Press, 2012), and The Interweaving of Rituals: Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe (University of Washington Press, 2008). Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Chinese and European Funerals 2. Missionaries' Knowledge of Chinese Funerals 3. The Gradual Embedding of Christian Funeral Rituals in China 4. Funerals as Public Manifestation 5. Funerals as Community Practice 6. Christian versus Superstitious Rituals 7. Imperial Sponsorship of Jesuit Funerals 8. Conclusion: The Metaphor of Textile Weaving Appendix Notes Chinese Glossary Abbreviations Bibliography Index ...
