| Description |
1 online resource (xv, 319 pages) |
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| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Note |
Translation of: Matteo Ricci / Michela Fontana. -- Milano : Mondadori, c2005. -- 347 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 307) and index. |
| Contents |
The Jesuit and mathematics -- In the East -- The difficulty of learning Chinese -- The man from the West -- The pride of Li Madou -- The meeting of Confucius and Euclid -- Metamorphosis into Mandarin -- The strength of friendship -- To Beijing! -- Heated disputes and science lessons -- Prisoner of the eunuch -- In the heart of the empire -- The empty throne -- The lord of heaven -- Doctor Paul -- Euclid becomes Chinese -- The open door -- After Matteo Ricci : the scientific legacy, triumph and persecution. |
| Summary |
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), the first of the early Jesuit missionaries of the China mission, is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeablebiography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today. Michela Fontana traces Ricci's travels in China in detail, providing a rich portrait of Ming China and the growing importance ofcultural exchanges between China and the West. She shows how Ricci incorporated his ideas of. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610.
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Ricci, Matteo, 1552-1610. |
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Jesuits -- China -- Biography.
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Jesuits. |
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China. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
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| Chronological Term |
1368-1644 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Matteo Ricci. English
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Fontana, Michela, 1950- Matteo Ricci. English. Matteo Ricci. Lanham, MD : ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS, INC., 2011, ©2011 9781442205864 (DLC) 2010050586 (OCoLC)691204208 |
| ISBN |
9781442205888 (electronic book) |
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1442205881 (electronic book) |
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1283051559 |
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9781283051552 |
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9781442205864 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1442205865 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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