Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

List of Figures and Tables

Abbreviations



Introduction to Ritual Interactions around Mass

 1 Prologue

 2 Paradigm of Ritual Interaction

 3 Ite Missa Est

 4 Structure and Sources



1 Object of Worship: Grand Ritual of Sacrifice to the Lord of Heaven

 1 The Lord of Heaven as Object of Worship

 2 Jesus as Object of Worship in Mass

 3 Conclusion



2 Intention of Worship: Mass for Salvation of the Souls of the Deceased

 1 Salvation of the Souls of the Deceased at Catholic Funeral

 2 Relationship between Mass and Sacrifice to Ancestors

 3 Salvation of Souls of the Deceased in the Communion of Merits

 4 Conclusion



3 Performer of Worship: Indigenous Clergy along with Indigenous Liturgy

 1 Catholic Priest’s Multiple Identities in China

 2 Anticlericalism against the Teaching of the Lord of Heaven

 3 Indigenous Clergy and Indigenous Liturgy

 4 Conclusion



4 Place of Worship: Ritual Space and Ritual Time of Mass

 1 Ritual Space of Mass

 2 Ritual Time of Mass

 3 Christendom in Chinese Society

 4 Conclusion



5 On-Going Interactions

 1 Glocalization of Catholic Rituals in Chinese Society

 2 Applications of the Metaphor of Weaving

 3 Tension between Inheritance and Adaptation

 4 The Intermediary



Bibliography



Index

About the Author

Yang Hongfan, PhD (2019), Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Peking University, is a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Sinology, KU Leuven. She has published several articles on intercultural contacts between China and Europe.