Jesuits and Matriarchs

Jesuits and Matriarchs

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Amsler, Nadine
University of Washington Press
EAN: 9780295743790
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In early modern China, Jesuit missionaries associated with the male elite of Confucian literati in order to proselytize more freely, but they had limited contact with women, whose ritual spaces were less accessible. Historians of Catholic evangelism have similarly directed their attention to the devotional practices of men, neglecting the interior spaces in Chinese households where women worshipped and undertook the transmission of Catholicism to family members and friends. Nadine Amsler’s investigation brings the domestic and devotional practices of women into sharp focus, uncovering a rich body of evidence that demonstrates how Chinese households functioned as sites of evangelization, religious conflict, and indigenization of Christianity.

The resulting exploration of gendered realms in seventeenth-century China reveals networks of religious sociability and ritual communities among women as well as women’s remarkable acts of private piety. Amsler’s exhaustive archival research and attention to material culture reveals new insights about women’s agency and domestic activities, illuminating areas of Chinese and Catholic history that have remained obscure, if not entirely invisible, for far too long.

The open access publication of this book was made possible by grants from the Swiss National Science Foundation and the James P. Geiss and Margaret Y. Hsu Foundation.

EAN 9780295743790
ISBN 0295743794
Binding Hardback
Publisher University of Washington Press
Publication date September 18, 2018
Pages 272
Language English
Dimensions 229 x 152
Country United States
Readership Professional & Scholarly
Authors Amsler, Nadine
Illustrations 15 b&w illus., 2 maps
Series Jesuits and Matriarchs