Could Chinese Vegetarians be Baptized?, Part 2: The Canton Conference and Prospero Intorcetta SJ's Report of 1668
We have presented in an earlier issue of this journal (AHSI LXXXVII/173 (2018-1), pp. 75-145) a study and translation -- with transcription of the original Latin text -- of the report written by the French Jesuit Adrien Grelon in Canton in 1668, presenting his argument against admitting to baptism t...
| Published in: | Archivum historicum Societatis Iesu |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Institution of Catholic Studies
[2019]
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| In: |
Archivum historicum Societatis Iesu
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| RelBib Classification: | BL Buddhism KBM Asia KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
Buddhism
B Vegetarians B Jesuits B Christianity B Vegetarianism |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | We have presented in an earlier issue of this journal (AHSI LXXXVII/173 (2018-1), pp. 75-145) a study and translation -- with transcription of the original Latin text -- of the report written by the French Jesuit Adrien Grelon in Canton in 1668, presenting his argument against admitting to baptism those people who practised vegetarianism, known as fasters. Around the same time, the Italian Jesuit Prospero Intorcetta wrote a report refuting Grelon's position, arguing that those people could be admitted to baptism without renouncing their practice, and he even suggested that fasting could be Christianized and integrated within the life of the Christian community. Intorcetta's ideas show his openness in accommodating people coming from Buddhism and popular religions into the Christian faith; it represents an important but neglected aspect of the encounter between China and Christianity. (English) |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Jesuiten, Archivum historicum Societatis Iesu
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