Bibliograph

Type

Label

Matteo Ricci, a Jesuit in the Ming Court, Michela Fontana

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Matteo Ricci

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

691204208

Responsibility statement

Michela Fontana

Sub title

a Jesuit in the Ming Court

Summary

A biography of Matteo Ricci, an Italian and the first Jesuit missionary to China, who is credited as an outstanding cultural mediator between China and the West and performed important scientific work

Table Of 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

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