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Chinese and Chinese American ancestor veneration in the Catholic Church, 635 A.D. to the present
viii, 447 pages, 12 leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Nestorians in China: the first period: 635-845 -- Nestorians and Catholics in China: 845-1368 -- European merchants, adventurers: colonizers and missionaries go east, 1495-1583 -- The Jesuits establish missions in mainland China: 1580-1610 -- Catholic missions in mainland China: 1610-1722 -- The Chinese rites controversy: a question of method? 1643-1842 -- The twentieth century: the church reevaluates the 1742 bull Ex quo singulari -- The evolution of the performance of the Chinese and Chinese American Catholic ancestor memorial service -- The ancestor memorial service flourishes throughout the United States -- Conclusion: a sacred and universal ceremony?
Beverly J. Butcher ; with a foreword by David J. Hufford.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-439) and index.
Appendix has selections in Chinese with English translations.