{"product_id":"gods-heroes-and-ancestors-an-interreligious-encounter-in-eighteenth-century-vietnam-9780190677602","title":"Gods, Heroes, and Ancestors: An Interreligious Encounter in Eighteenth-Century Vietnam","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Anh Q. Tran\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Comparative Religion\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough a minority religion in Vietnam, Christianity has been a significant presence in the country since its arrival in the sixteenth-century. Anh Q. Tran offers the first English translation of the recently discovered 1752 manuscript \u003cem\u003eTam Gi�o Chu Vong (The Errors of the Three Religions). \u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStructured as a dialogue between a Christian priest and a Confucian scholar, this anonymously authored manuscript paints a rich picture of the three traditional Vietnamese religions: Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism. The work explains and evaluates several religious beliefs, customs, and rituals of eighteenth-century Vietnam, many of which are still in practice today. In addition, it contains a trove of information on the challenges and struggles that Vietnamese Christian converts had to face in following the new faith. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBesides its great historical value for studies in Vietnamese religion, language, and culture, \u003cem\u003eGods, Heroes, and Ancestors \u003c\/em\u003eraises complex issues concerning the encounter between Christianity and other religions: Christian missions, religious pluralism, and interreligious dialogue.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47889961386135,"sku":"9780190677602","price":12463.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780190677602.webp?v=1781178353","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/gods-heroes-and-ancestors-an-interreligious-encounter-in-eighteenth-century-vietnam-9780190677602","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}