Art as a pathway to God (Brill Academic Publishers)

Art as a pathway to God : a historical-theological study of the Jesuit mission to China, 1552-1773 / by Susangeline Yalili Patrick.

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]

x, 264 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

Based on a revision of the author's thesis (doctoral)--Asbury Theological Seminary, 2019, under the title: Art as a pathway to God : a historical-theological study of the Jesuit mission to China in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties (1552-1773).

"This book integrates history, theology, and art and analyzes the Jesuits' cross-cultural mission in late imperial China. Readers will find a rich collection of resources from historical sites, museums, manuscripts, and archival materials, including previous unpublished works of art. The production and circulation of art from different historical periods and categories show the artistic, theological, and missional values of Christian art. It highlights European Jesuits, Asian Christians, transnationalism, and gives voice to Chinese Christian women and their patronage of art in the seventeenth century. It offers a rare systematic study of the relation between art and mission history." -- Provided by publisher.

Online version : Patrick, Susangeline Yalili. Art as a pathway to God Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2024]

English

July 15, 2024

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History.