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The Interweaving of Rituals Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe\nby Nicolas Standaert\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Nicolas Standaert\nTitle: The Interweaving of Rituals Funerals in the Cultural Exchange between China and Europe\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Ethnic studies\nPublisher: MV - University of Washington Press\nPublication year: 2008\nISBN-13: 9780295988238\nISBN-10: 0295988231\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThe death of the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci in China in 1610 was the occasion for demonstrations of European rituals appropriate for a Catholic priest. This book explores the role of ritual - specifically rites related to death and funerals - in cross-cultural exchange.\n\nThe death of the Italian Jesuit Matteo Ricci in China i.