Michele Ruggieri's Tianzhu Shilu (the True Record of the Lord of Heaven, 1584)

This pioneering work in Sino-Western exchange evinced sophisticated strategies to accommodate Christianity to the Chinese context. Featuring a critical edition of the Chinese and Latin texts, which are both translated into English for the first time. An introduction, biography, and rich annotations are provided to situate this text in its cultural and intellectual context.

About the author

Daniel Canaris received his Ph.D. from the University of Sydney in 2017 and is an Associate Research Fellow at Sun Yat-sen University (Guangzhou). He has published widely on Sino-Western cultural exchange, including Vico and China (Voltaire Foundation, 2020).

Product details

• Assisted by: Daniel Canaris (Editor), Daniel Canaris (Translation)
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.05.2023
• EAN: 9789004469341
• ISBN: 978-90-04-46934-1
• No. of pages: 324
• Weight: 1 g
• Series: Studies in the History of Chri
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous