Jesuits and matriarchs : domestic worship in early modern China /
Nadine Amsler.
- 1 online resource (x, 258 pages)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Clothes make the man: the Jesuits' adoption of literati masculinity -- A kingdom of virtuous women: Jesuit descriptions of China's moral topography -- A source of creative tension: literati Jesuits and priestly duties -- Strengthening the marital bond: the Christianization of Chinese marriage -- Praying for progeny: women and Catholic spiritual remedies -- Domestic communities: women's congregations and communal piety -- Sharing genteel spirituality: the female networks of the Xus of Shanghai -- A widow and her virgins: the domestic convents of Hangzhou and Nanjing -- Fabrics of devotion: Catholic women's pious patronage -- Women and gender in global Catholicism.
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Jesuits--Missions--History.--China Jesuits.
Catholic women--Religious life--History.--China Catholic women--Religious life. Missions. RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Missions. HISTORY / Asia / China