Building Communities through Rituals

Glimpses into the Life of Chinese Christian Communities in the 17th Century

Dados Bibliográficos

ID3565441
AutoresValentina Lin Yang Yang (0009-0008-6249-468X, VIB-KU Leuven Center for Microbiology, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume15
Fascículo4
Páginas444
Data de publicação2024-03-31
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoReligions (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 2077-1444 • E-ISSN: 2077-1444
EditoraMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/rel15040444
OpenAlexW4393352573
IdiomaEN
Referências citadas25

As central agents in the cultural dialogue between China and Europe in the 17th century, Christian Chinese communities represent a rich and fascinating source, offering a unique intercultural perspective on the intellectual, cultural, and religious world of late Ming and early Qing China. What did these communities look like? How did they come into being and maintain their significance as a community? By utilising stories depicting scenes of Christian ritual practices in local Chinese contexts between the 1620s and 1640s, collected by a late Ming Christian convert from Fujian, this article delves into the life of Chinese Christian communities, specifically focusing on the dimension of ritual practice. It shows how rituals played a key role in the formation of these communities, not only in keeping them alive, but also in continually redefining their significance for their members

Aesthetics · Art · Environmental ethics · Geography · Sociology · Chinese history and philosophy · History · Philosophy · Religious Tourism and Spaces · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies