"A translation and critical study of a 1752 manuscript on Vietnam's traditional religion highlight the challenges and struggles of Christian converts within their cultural and religious milieu. Structured as a dialogue between a Christian priest and a Confucian scholar, the manuscript explains and evaluates many religious customs and rituals of traditional Vietnam"--publisher note

Introduction
PART I: Errors of Three Religions in Context
Chapter 1: When the Cross Met the Lotus: Catholic Mission in Tonkin During the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Chapter 2: Text and Context: Errors of The Three Religions
Chapter 3: Of Gods and Heroes: Worship in Traditional Vietnam
Chapter 4: In the Realm of the Dead: Filial Piety and Ancestral Worship
Chapter 5: Refutation and Dialogue: Christianity vis-à-vis the Three Religions
Conclusion
PART II: An Annotated Translation of Tam Giao Chu Vong
Appendix A: Adriano di Santa Thecla's Opusculum
Appendix B: Glossary of Sino-Vietnamese Terms used in the Translation
Appendix C: Chinese Names and Their Sino-Vietnamese Equivalents
Bibliography
Index