Obrzędy pogrzebowe Xu Guangqi w relacji Tomasza Dunina Szpota SJ: (Historiae Sinarum Imperii, Jap. Sin. 103, 4r–5v) Zbieżność chińskich i chrześcijańskich tradycji pogrzebowych
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: The aim of this article is to analyze the description of the funeral ceremo-nies of Xu Guangqi, a Chinese mandarin and imperial official who, after his baptism, was known as Paulus (Paul). This description is presented in Tomasz Dunin Szpot’s Historiae Sinarum Imperii (Jap. Sin. 103). The inter-twining of elements from native Chinese and Christian traditions within these funeral rites indirectly demonstrates the validity of the accommoda-tive method adopted by the Jesuits in China and developed and propa-gated by Matteo Ricci, SJ. One of the core assumptions of the method was respect for local secular traditions, which the Jesuits allowed Chinese converts to continue to practice. The detailed description of Paul Xu’s funeral ceremonies thus provides evidence of the possibility of reconciling Chinese and Christian traditions and, indirectly, confirms the effectiveness of the solutions adopted by the Jesuits in their evangelization efforts in seventeenth-century China.
Author: Miazek-Męczyńska, Monika
Institution: Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7147322496
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