Interreligious and Global Perspectives of Christian Art in China and Taiwan, 1552–1650

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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This book 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, Susangeline Patrick reveals how Christian images and visual culture reflected, interacted with, and influenced spiritual and sociopolitical powers during the period. Across eight chapters, Patrick expands the meaning of “liturgical art” within this historical and geographical context, locating religious visual arts within alternative spheres such as Christian charitable institutions, cartography, and bodily behavior, intentionally shedding light on Christian women’s initiatives and participation in art, devotion, and power. In essence, this book underscores the interreligious and global aspects of encounters which shaped and impacted the production, circulation, and outcome of devotional art.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2026-09-03
Mått152 x 229 x 25 mm
Vikt454 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor280
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9781666954791

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Introduction: Art, Culture, and Religion in Early Modern China and Taiwan One: Ad Maiorem Dei Gloriam: The Jesuits and Chinese Catholic ArtTwo: Poverty and Suffering: Franciscans and ArtThree: Simplicity and Piety: Augustinians and ArtFour: Our Lady of the Rosary: Dominicans and ArtFive: Harmonizing the World: The Poor Clares and ArtSix: Asian Catholics, Their Art, and Visual Culture Seven: Catholic Visual Culture, Art, and Public PietyEight: Protestant Visual Culture in Early Modern TaiwanConclusion: Art, Power, and ReligionAppendicesBibliographyIndex

Susangeline Patrick’s scholarly breadth is on full display in this book. Art as contextualization, art as spiritual battleground, art as power, devotion, and didactic tool. She masterfully weaves together the history of five religious orders and four continents. Patrick’s attention to the visual culture of Asian women, Protestants, and the mendicant orders fills a lacuna in the scholarship. A concise, evocative, and stimulating text. Highly recommended.