The Chinese Rites Controversy : Its History and Meaning (Monumenta Serica Monograph Series) (1994. 372 S. 234 mm)

This collection presents the proceedings of an international conference on the significance of the Rites Controversy in Sino-Western history, held in San Francisco in 1992. It contains fifteen articles by contemporary mainstream China scholars from four continents, including some of the most eminent names in Sinology today. This collection presents the proceedings of an international conference on the significance of the Rites Controversy in Sino-Western history, held in San Francisco in 1992. It contains fifteen articles by contemporary mainstream China scholars from four continents, including some of the most eminent names in Sinology today. Foreword, I. Introduction, II. Chinese Views of the Rites Controversy, III. The Dominicans and the Figurists, IV. The Theological and Political Controversy, V. The Past, Present and Future of the Rites Controversy, VI. Commentaries, Illustrations