Opusculum de Sectis apud Sinenses et Tunkinenses

Opusculum de Sectis apud Sinenses et Tunkinenses
Author: Father Adriano di St. Thecla
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2018-05-31
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1501719076
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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.


Opusculum de Sectis apud Sinenses et Tunkinenses
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Opusculum de Sectis apud Sinenses et Tunkinenses

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