Not about religion: A reinterpretation of the Chinese rites controversy

As one of the most significant events in the history of Sino-Western interaction and that of Chinese Christianity, the “Chinese Rites Controversy” has been the subject of numerous studies from both Western and Chinese scholars since the 1980s. When interpreting the rites issue of the Controversy, mo...

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Main Author: Gao, Zhe (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Sage 2023
In: Critical research on religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 11, Issue: 3, Pages: 332-348
Further subjects:B Superstition
B tianxia
B Religion
B The Chinese rites controversy
B Confucianism
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