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Chinese and Chinese American Ancestor Veneration in the Catholic Church, 635 A.D. to the Present
Author(s): Beverley J. Butcher (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 April 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 468 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773436243
- ISBN-13: 9780773436244
Book Description
This book examines the history of the development of ancestor veneration and Confucian rituals by Catholics mainly in Taiwan and the U.S., to reflect on the meaning of the rite in the Catholic context - primarily through interviews and correspondence with Catholic scholars, clergy and parishioners.
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This book examines the history of the development of ancestor veneration and Confucian rituals by Catholics mainly in Taiwan and the U.S., to reflect on the meaning of the rite in the Catholic context - primarily through interviews and correspondence with Catholic scholars, clergy and parishioners.
About the Author
Dr. Butcher is Associate Professor in the Department of English at the New York Institute of Technology Global Campus in Nanjing, China. Dr. Butcher received her Ph.D. in Folklife from the University of Pennsylvania.
