A Jesuit in the Forbidden City: Matteo Ricci 1552-1610
Author:   R. Po-chia Hsia (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History, Religious Studies, and Asian Studies, the Pennsylvania State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780199656530


Pages:   384
Publication Date:   24 May 2012
Format:   Paperback
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A Jesuit in the Forbidden City: Matteo Ricci 1552-1610


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Author:   R. Po-chia Hsia (Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History, Religious Studies, and Asian Studies, the Pennsylvania State University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.620kg
ISBN:  

9780199656530


ISBN 10:   0199656533
Pages:   384
Publication Date:   24 May 2012
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Prologue 1: Macerata and Rome 2: Portuguese Seas 3: Macau 4: Zhaoqing 5: Ruggieri 6: Shaozhou 7: Nanchang 8: Nanjing 9: Beijing 10: True Meaning of the Lord of Heaven 11: Laying the Foundations 12: The Man of Paradox Epilogue Appendix: Magistrate's Verdict in adultery accusation against Michele Ruggieri Notes Chinese Glossary Bibliography Index

Reviews

The biography reiterates Ricci's stunning intellectual achievements and scientific expertise. --Jocelyn M. N. Marinescu The book is a solid biography with accurate and abundant resources. --Paul Sung Cheun Noh. ..a rich, magisterial study.... ---Karen Gottschang Turner, College of the Holy Cross


<br> The biography reiterates Ricci's stunning intellectual achievements and scientific expertise. --Jocelyn M. N. Marinescu<p><br> The book is a solid biography with accurate and abundant resources. --Paul Sung Cheun Noh<p><br>. ..a rich, magisterial study.... ---Karen Gottschang Turner, College of the Holy Cross<p><br>


Author Information

A native of Hong Kong, R. Po-chia Hsia was educated in his home town, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the United States. He is a specialist on early modern Europe and on the social and cultural exchanges between China and the West. Author and editor of a dozen books, with translations into Chinese, Japanese, Italian, Spanish, and German, Hsia has received signal academic honours in many countries. He is a member of the Academia Sinica and the Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of History, Religious Studies, and Asian Studies at the Pennsylvania State University, USA.

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