The Religious Rites and Ceremonies of Every Nation in the World
Title | The Religious Rites and Ceremonies of Every Nation in the World PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Mackenzie |
Publisher | |
Pages | 1024 |
Release | 1826 |
Genre | Religions |
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African Religions
Title | African Religions PDF eBook |
Author | Jacob K. Olupona |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 177 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199790582 |
This book connects traditional religions to the thriving religious activity in Africa today.
A New Universal History of the Religious Rites, Ceremonies and Customs, of the Whole World, Or, A Complete and Impartial View of All the Religions in the Various Nations of the Universe, Both Ancient and Modern, from the Creation Down to the Present Time ...
Title | A New Universal History of the Religious Rites, Ceremonies and Customs, of the Whole World, Or, A Complete and Impartial View of All the Religions in the Various Nations of the Universe, Both Ancient and Modern, from the Creation Down to the Present Time ... PDF eBook |
Author | William Hurd |
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Pages | 954 |
Release | 1814 |
Genre | Protestantism |
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A New Universal History of the Religious Rites, Ceremonies and Customs of the Whole World: or, a Complete and impartial view of all the religions in the various nations of the universe, etc. [With plates.]
Title | A New Universal History of the Religious Rites, Ceremonies and Customs of the Whole World: or, a Complete and impartial view of all the religions in the various nations of the universe, etc. [With plates.] PDF eBook |
Author | William HURD (D.D.) |
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Pages | 956 |
Release | 1799 |
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The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World
Title | The Ceremonies and Religious Customs of the Various Nations of the Known World PDF eBook |
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The Interweaving of Rituals
Title | The Interweaving of Rituals PDF eBook |
Author | Nicolas Standaert |
Publisher | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2011-07-01 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0295800046 |
The death of the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci in China in 1610 was the occasion for demonstrations of European rituals appropriate for a Catholic priest and also of Chinese rituals appropriate to the country hosting the Jesuit community. Rather than burying Ricci immediately in a plain coffin near the church, according to their European practice, the Jesuits followed Chinese custom and kept Ricci's body for nearly a year in an air-tight Chinese-style coffin and asked the emperor for burial ground outside the city walls. Moreover, at Ricci's funeral itself, on their own initiative the Chinese performed their funerary rituals, thus starting a long and complex cultural dialogue in which they took the lead during the next century. The Interweaving of Rituals 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 seventeenth-century China. This includes the interplay of traditional and new rituals by a Christian community of commoners, the grafting of Christian funerals onto established Chinese practices, and the sponsorship of funeral processions for Jesuit officials by the emperor. Through careful observation of the details of funerary practice, Nicolas Standaert illustrates the mechanics of two-way cultural interaction. His thoughtful analysis of the ritual exchange between two very different cultural traditions is especially relevant in today's world of global ethnic and religious tension. His insights will be of interest to a broad range of scholars, from historians to anthropologists to theologians.
Countries and Their Cultures
Title | Countries and Their Cultures PDF eBook |
Author | Melvin Ember |
Publisher | |
Pages | 680 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Ethnology |
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Arranged alphabetically by country and using a standard entry format for easy comparison, this volume provides an overview of each country's shared values, behaviors, and cultural variations.