Familism and Ancestor Veneration: A Look at Chinese Funeral Rites

Ancestor veneration remains a major obstacle to conversion among the Chinese the world over. While the issue often comes to a head over funeral rites, ancestor veneration cannot be understood in isolation. Rather one must look at the broader issues of the cult of the family, a tenet propagated by Co...

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Main Author: Carpenter, Mary Yeo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 1996
In: Missiology
Year: 1996, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 503-517
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