The Palgrave handbook of the Catholic Church in East Asia Cindy Yik-yi Chu, Beatrice Leung, editors

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chu, Cindy Yik-yi, editor.

Leung, Beatrice, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--East Asia.

Catholic Church.

East Asia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

illustration

polychrome

Place of Publication:

Singapore Palgrave Macmillan [2025]

Summary:

This Handbook analyses explores the Catholic Church in Asia following a chronological framework to trace events from the late 8th century to the 21st century in East Asia, South East Asia as well as Mongolia, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh and India. This Handbook considers the horizontal strata of society through space, examining key issues such as church architecture, music and images, the Church's role in education, linguistic and translation issues surrounding Bible studies, evangelization and the building of Church hierarchy, religious formation, and gender relations. Exploring the Vatican's relations with Asian countries from the beginning of the Church in Asia, this Handbook offers a key reference to Church history in Asia for students and researchers in Christianity studies, History, Cultural and Asian studies

Contents:

Part 1 From the 8th Century to the Mid-9th Century

Church Architecture

Education

Bible and Religious Literature Translation

Music (Hymns)

Paintings (Images).-Food and Wine

Evangelization and Building of Church Hierarchy

Religious Formation

Gender Relations

Part 2 From the Mid-9th Century to the Mid-13th Century

Part 3 From the Mid-13th Century to the Mid-16th Century

Part 4 From the Late 16th Century to the 18th Century

Part 5 From the 19th century to 1945

Part 6 From 1945 to the Present

the impact of the Second Vatican Council on every aspect of Catholic life

Notes:

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 13, 2025)

Other Format:

Print version PALGRAVE HANDBOOK OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN EAST ASIA

ISBN:

9789819706594

9819706599

OCLC:

1499350867

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license