Opusculum de Sectis apud Sinenses et Tunkinenses - A Small Treatise on the Sects among the Chinese and Tonkinese (Paperback)
Father Adriano Di St TheclaThis 1750 text, written by a Catholic missionary in Tonkin, is the earliest known systematic first-hand account of Vietnamese religious practice, including chapters on Confucianism, Buddhism, the worship of spirits, magicians, fortune tellers and diviners, and Christianity in the region. It was recently discovered in a Paris archive and will be of interest to a broad array of scholars. Includes a facsimile of the original manuscript.
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This 1750 text, written by a Catholic missionary in Tonkin, is the earliest known systematic first-hand account of Vietnamese religious practice, including chapters on Confucianism, Buddhism, the worship of spirits, magicians, fortune tellers and diviners, and Christianity in the region. It was recently discovered in a Paris archive and will be of interest to a broad array of scholars. Includes a facsimile of the original manuscript.
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Imprint | Southeast Asia Program Publications, Cornell University |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | 2002 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 12 - 17 working days |
First published | 2002 |
Authors | Father Adriano Di St Thecla |
Translators | Olga Dror, Mariya Berezovska |
Foreword by | K W Taylor, Lionel M. Jensen |
Dimensions | 254 x 178 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade / Trade |
Pages | 239 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-87727-732-3 |
Barcode | 9780877277323 |
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LSN | 0-87727-732-X |
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