An Interreligious and Global Perspective of Christian Art in China, 1552–1644
An Interreligious and Global Perspective of Christian Art in China, 1552–1644
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Description
In this book, Susangeline Patrick considers how European and Asian Christian missionaries communicated religious doctrine through the visual arts in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Greater China.
Zooming in on these rich cross-cultural and inter-religious artifacts, Patrick reveals how Christian images and visual culture reflected, interacted with, and influenced spiritual and sociopolitical powers. Across five sections, Patrick looks beyond liturgical art, locating religious visual arts within alternative spheres such as Christian charitable institutions, cartography, and bodily behavior and intentionally sheds light on Christian women's initiatives and participation in art, devotion, and power. In the study of the intersection of art, devotion, and power in early modern China, Patrick underscores the interreligious and global aspects of encounters that shaped and impacted the production, circulation, and outcome of devotional art.
Table of Contents
One: Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam: The Jesuits and Chinese Catholic Art
Two: Poverty and Suffering: Franciscans and Art
Three: Simplicity and Piety: Augustinians and Art
Four: Our Lady of the Rosary: Dominicans and Art
Five: Harmonizing the World: The Poor Clares and Art
Six: Asian Catholics, Their Art, and Visual Culture
Seven: Catholic Visual Culture, Art, and Public Piety
Eight: Protestant Visual Culture in Early Modern Taiwan
Conclusion: Art, Power, and Religion
Appendices
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | Jun 11 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Hardback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 256 |
| ISBN | 9781666954791 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 20 tables |
| Dimensions | 9 x 6 inches |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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