CHINESE AND CHINESE AMERICAN ANCESTOR VENERATION IN THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, 635 A.D. TO THE PRESENT; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One -- Nestorians in China: The First Period 635-845; Chapter Two -- Nestorians and Catholics in China 845-1368; Chapter Three -- European Merchants, Adventurers, Colonizers and Missionaries Go East: 1495-1583; Chapter Four -- The Jesuits Establish Missions in Mainland China: 1580-1610; Chapter Five -- Catholic Missions in China: 1610-1722
Chapter Six -- The Chinese Rites Controversy: A Question of Method? 1643-1842Chapter Seven -- The Twentieth Century: The Church Reevaluates the 1742 Bull Ex quo singulari; Chapter Eight -- The Evolution of the Performance of the Chinese and Chinese American Catholic Ancestor Memorial Service; Chapter Nine -- The Ancestor Memorial Service Flourishes Throughout the United States; Chapter Ten -- Conclusion: A Sacred and Universal Ceremony?; Appendices; Appendix I: Survey; Appendix II: Initial Interview Questionnaires; Appendix III: Ancestor Memorial Liturgies
Appendix IV: 1983 Hsin Chu, Taiwan Funerary NarrativeBibliography; Index
Summary
This work demonstrates that the ultimate creation and performance of the ancestor memorial liturgy by the Catholic Church is the practical realization of the ideal to renew attempts at worldwide inculturation as set forth during Vatican II. This book contains twelve color photograhs
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 411-439) and index
Notes
Appendix has selections in Chinese with English translations
