Gods, Heroes, and Ancestors
Subtitle: An Interreligious Encounter in Eighteenth-Century Vietnam
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9780190677602
Subjects: Christianity and other religions; Christianity and culture; Converts; Vietnam, history
Description: "A translation and critical study of a 1752 manuscript on Vietnam's traditional religion highlight the challenges and struggles of Christian converts within their cultural and religious milieu. Structured as a dialogue between a Christian priest and a Confucian scholar, the manuscript explains and evaluates many religious customs and rituals of traditional Vietnam"--