Gods, Heroes, and Ancestors

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-19-067760-2
Verlag: ACADEMIC

Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 743 g

Though a minority religion in Vietnam, Christianity has been a significant presence in the country since its arrival in the sixteenth-century. Anh Q. Tran offers the first English translation of the recently discovered 1752 manuscript Tam Giáo Ch(u V.ong (The Errors of the Three Religions). Structured as a dialogue between a Christian priest and a Confucian scholar, this anonymously authored manuscript paints a rich picture of the three traditional Vietnamese religions: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. The work explains and evaluates several religious beliefs, customs, and rituals of eighteenth-century Vietnam, many of which are still in practice today. In addition, it contains a trove of information on the challenges and struggles that Vietnamese Christian converts had to face in following the new faith.

Besides its great historical value for studies in Vietnamese religion, language, and culture, Gods, Heroes, and Ancestors raises complex issues concerning the encounter between Christianity and other religions: Christian missions, religious pluralism, and interreligious dialogue.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Tran, Anh Q.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtswissenschaft Allgemein
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Liturgik, Christliche Anbetung, Sakramente, Rituale, Feiertage
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- Introduction

- PART I: The Errors of Three Religions in Context

- Chapter 1: When the Cross Met the Lotus: Catholic Mission in Tonkin During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

- Chapter 2: Text and Context: The Errors of The Three Religions

- Chapter 3: Of Gods and Heroes: Worship in Traditional Vietnam

- Chapter 4: In the Realm of the Dead: Filial Piety and Ancestral Worship

- Chapter 5: Refutation and Dialogue: Christianity vis-à-vis the Three Religions

- Conclusion

- PART II: An Annotated Translation of Tam Giao Chu Vong

- Appendix A: A Comparison between the Errors and the Opusculum

- Appendix B: Glossary of Sino-Vietnamese Terms in the Text

- Appendix C: Chinese Names and Their Sino-Vietnamese Equivalents

- Bibliography

- Index

Über Autor(innen)

Anh Q. Tran is Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology at the Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. He is a co-editor and contributor of World Christianity: Perspectives and Insights.