Michela Fontana

Matteo Ricci

A Jesuit in the Ming Court

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 712g
• ISBN-13: 9781442205864
• ISBN-10: 1442205865
• Artikelnr.: 32775415

Autorenporträt

By Michela Fontana

Inhaltsangabe

Prologue Chapter 1: The Jesuit and Mathematics Chapter 2: In the East
Chapter 3: The Difficulty of Learning Chinese Chapter 4: The Man from the
West Chapter 5: The Pride of Li Madou Chapter 6: The Meeting of Confucius
and Euclid Chapter 7: Metamorphosis into Mandarins Chapter 8: The Strength
of Friendship Chapter 9: To Beijing! Chapter 10: Heated Disputes and
Science Lessons Chapter 11: Prisoner of the Eunuch Chapter 12: In the Heart
of the Empire Chapter 13: The Empty Throne Chapter 14: The Lord of Heaven
Chapter 15: Doctor Paul Chapter 16: Euclid Becomes Chinese Chapter 17: The
Open Door Chapter 18: After Matteo Ricci: The Scientific Legacy, Triumph,
and Persecution Chronology Chinese Dynasties Glossary Bibliography