Ite missa est : : ritual interactions around mass in Chinese society (1583-1720) / / Hongfan Yang.
This study is the first book that explores how the Catholic Mass was introduced and propagated in late Imperial China. Its dynamic exploration reveals the tension between localized and global forms of Catholic rituals, especially the tension faced by missionaries and Chinese Catholics, who were caug...
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Superior document: | Studies in the History of Christianity in East Asia ; 7 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden : : Brill,, [2021] ©2021 |
Year of Publication: | 2021 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies in the History of Christianity in East Asia ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (337 pages) |
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Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- List of Figures and Tables
- Abbreviations
- Introduction to Ritual Interactions around Mass
- 1 Prologue
- 2 Paradigm of Ritual Interaction
- 3 Ite Missa Est
- 4 Structure and Sources
- 1 Object of Worship: Grand Ritual of Sacrifice to the Lord of Heaven
- 1 The Lord of Heaven as Object of Worship
- 2 Jesus as Object of Worship in Mass
- 3 Conclusion
- 2 Intention of Worship: Mass for Salvation of the Souls of the Deceased
- 1 Salvation of the Souls of the Deceased at Catholic Funeral
- 2 Relationship between Mass and Sacrifice to Ancestors
- 3 Salvation of Souls of the Deceased in the Communion of Merits
- 4 Conclusion
- 3 Performer of Worship: Indigenous Clergy along with Indigenous Liturgy
- 1 Catholic Priest's Multiple Identities in China
- 2 Anticlericalism against the Teaching of the Lord of Heaven
- 3 Indigenous Clergy and Indigenous Liturgy
- 4 Conclusion
- 4 Place of Worship: Ritual Space and Ritual Time of Mass
- 1 Ritual Space of Mass
- 2 Ritual Time of Mass
- 3 Christendom in Chinese Society
- 4 Conclusion
- 5 On-Going Interactions
- 1 Glocalization of Catholic Rituals in Chinese Society
- 2 Applications of the Metaphor of Weaving
- 3 Tension between Inheritance and Adaptation
- 4 The Intermediary
- Bibliography
- Index.