Jesuit and Friar in the Spanish expansion to the East / J.S. Cummins.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Contents: I. Christopher Columbus: crusader, visionary, and Servus Dei -- II.The Dominican Mission in Japan (1602-1622) and Lope de Vega -- III. Palafox, China, and the Chinese Rites Controversy -- IV. Labour in the colonial Philippines: The Discurso Parenético -- V. Two missionary methods in China: mendicants and Jesuits -- VI. Fray Domingo Navarrete: a source for Quesnay -- VII. The present location of the Pei-t’ang Library.

Variorum reprints. Collected Studies ; CS237

Contents:
1. Nestorians in China: the first period: 635 A.D.-845 A.D. -- 2. Nestorians and Catholics in China: 845-1368. -- 3. European merchants, adventurers: colonizers and missionaries go East, 1495-1583. -- 4. The Jesuits establish missions in mainland China: 1580-1610. – 5. Catholic missions in mainland China: 1610-1722. -- 5. The Chinese Rites controversy: a question of method? 1643-1842. -- 7. The Twentieth Century: the Church reevaluates the 1742 bull Ex quo singulari. – 8. The evolution of the performance of the Chinese and Chinese American Catholic ancestor memorial service. 9. The ancestor memorial service flourishes throughout the United States. 10. Conclusion: a sacred and universal ceremony?
Appendices: I. Sample cover letter and survey. II. Initial interview questionnaire. III Ancestor memorial liturgies. IV. 1983 Hsin Chu, Taiwan funerary narrative.