Matteo Ricci - A Jesuit in the Ming Court

Informationen zum Autor By Michela Fontana Klappentext Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeable biography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today. Zusammenfassung Matteo Ricci (1552–1610) is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeable biography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrologueChapter 1: The Jesuit and MathematicsChapter 2: In the EastChapter 3: The Difficulty of Learning ChineseChapter 4: The Man from the WestChapter 5: The Pride of Li MadouChapter 6: The Meeting of Confucius and EuclidChapter 7: Metamorphosis into MandarinsChapter 8: The Strength of FriendshipChapter 9: To Beijing!Chapter 10: Heated Disputes and Science LessonsChapter 11: Prisoner of the EunuchChapter 12: In the Heart of the EmpireChapter 13: The Empty ThroneChapter 14: The Lord of HeavenChapter 15: Doctor PaulChapter 16: Euclid Becomes ChineseChapter 17: The Open DoorChapter 18: After Matteo Ricci: The Scientific Legacy, Triumph, and PersecutionChronologyChinese DynastiesGlossaryBibliography

Product details

• Authors: Michela Fontana, Fontana Michela
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 16.05.2011
• EAN: 9781442205864
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0586-4
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, HISTORY / Asia / China, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Asian History, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, c 1500 to c 1600