James Legge

The Religions of China (Barnes & Noble Digital Library) (eBook, ePUB)

Confucianism and Taoism Described and Compared with Christianity

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In this 1880 series of lectures, missionary James Legge, a pivotal figure in East-West relations, shares his knowledge based on more than thirty years' experience in the East, plus a lifetime of study. He discusses his views on the relationship between Christianity and Chinese culture, as well as his interpretations of Confucianism and Taoism.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Barnes & Noble
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Altersempfehlung: ab 0 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781411462236
• Artikelnr.: 50390584

Autorenporträt

James Legge (1815-1897) was a Scottish Congregationalist and sinologist. He represented the London Missionary Society in Malacca and Hong Kong. The first professor of Chinese at Oxford, he prepared the 50-volume Sacred Books of the East series (1879-1891) with Max Müller. His writings include The Life and Teaching of Confucius and The Texts of Taoism. He is most famous as the translator of the I Ching.