Mission to China: Matteo Ricci and the Jesuit encounter with the East

Tells the story of the first Jesuit mission to China. This title shows how, confronting enormous challenges, the Italian priest Matteo Ricci and a tiny handful of learned companions gained permission from the notoriously xenophobic Wanli emperor to settle in this fabled Forbidden City and preached t...

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1. Verfasser: Laven, Mary 1969- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London Faber and Faber 2012
Ausgabe:Paperback ed.
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Zusammenfassung:Tells the story of the first Jesuit mission to China. This title shows how, confronting enormous challenges, the Italian priest Matteo Ricci and a tiny handful of learned companions gained permission from the notoriously xenophobic Wanli emperor to settle in this fabled Forbidden City and preached the virtues of Western art and science
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
Beschreibung:XV, 279 S. Ill., Kt. 23 cm
ISBN:9780571225187