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Lecture: “Ritual and Conversion in the Early Modern World: A case Study of Mary, Mazu, and Mariners”
12. December 2016, 18:00 - 20:00
Prof. Ronnie Hsia from the Pennsylvania State University
Ritual and Conversion in the Early Modern World: A case Study of Mary, Mazu, and Mariners
December 12th, 2016, 6 pm-8 pm
KWZ 0.602, Heinrich-Düker-Weg 14, 37073 Göttingen
Abstract:
Mazu and the Virgin Mary were respectively protectors for Chinese and Portuguese seamen in the early modern world. This lecture is a study in global maritime history, the history of comparative religion and gender history.