Giulio Aleni, Kouduo richao, and Christian–Confucian Dialogism in Late Ming Fujian

Song Gang (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

444 Seiten

2018
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-58912-4 (ISBN)

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Christian dialogic writings flourished in the Catholic missions in late Ming China. This study focuses on the mission work of the Italian Jesuit Giulio Aleni (Ai Rulüe 艾儒略, 1582–1649) in Fujian and the unique text Kouduo richao 口鐸日抄 (Diary of Oral Admonitions, 1630–1640) that records the religious and intellectual conversations among the Jesuits and local converts. By examining the mechanisms of dialogue in Kouduo richao and other Christian works distinguished by a certain dialogue form, the author of the present work aims to reveal the formation of a hybrid Christian–Confucian identity in late Ming Chinese religious experience.
By offering the new approach of dialogic hybridization, the book not only treats dialogue as an important yet underestimated genre in late Ming Christian literature, but it also uncovers a self–other identity complex in the dialogic exchanges of the Jesuits and Chinese scholars.
Giulio Aleni, Kouduo richao, and Christian–Confucian Dialogism in Late Ming Fujian is a multi-faceted investigation of the religious, philosophical, ethical, scientific, and artistic topics discussed among the Jesuits and late Ming scholars. This comprehensive research echoes what the distinguished Sinologist Erik Zürcher (1928–2008) said about the richness and diversity of Chinese Christian texts produced in the 17th and 18th centuries. Following Zürcher’s careful study and annotated full translation of Kouduo richao (Monumenta Serica Monograph Series, LVI/1-2), the present work features a set of new findings beyond the endeavours of Zürcher and other scholars. With the key concept of Christian-Confucian dialogism, it tells the intriguing story of Aleni’s mission work and the thriving Christian communities in late Ming Fujian.

Song Gang is Associate Professor of Chinese History in the School of Chinese, the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include cultural exchanges between China and the West, with a focus on the intercultural encounter of the Jesuit missionaries and Confucian scholars in late imperial China.

Introduction – Chapter One: From Literary Dialogue to Cultural Dialogism – Chapter Two: Aleni, Fujian Mission, and Kouduo richao – Chapter Three: Practical Investigations of Heaven and Earth – Chapter Four: Spiritual and Moral Cultivation of Man – Chapter Five: Salvation before the Eyes: Objects, Images, and Liturgies – Conclusion – Appendices – Bibliography – Index and Glossary – Chinese Summary

Erscheinungsdatum	18.09.2018
Reihe/Serie	Monumenta Serica Monograph Series
Zusatzinfo	4 Tables, black and white; 10 Halftones, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	174 x 246 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Schulpädagogik / Grundschule
ISBN-10	1-138-58912-8 / 1138589128
ISBN-13	978-1-138-58912-4 / 9781138589124
Zustand	Neuware