The Jesuit mission in China (17th-18th cent.) as the framework for the circulation of knowledge between Europe and China
The circulation of Western knowledge (in its broadest sense) can be described from various angles. Relying on an overall evidence collected in the last 20 years, I focus on the various routes (especially less well-known “viae”), the media used as carriers (printed books; periodicals; correspondence;...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centro de Estudos de História Religiosa
[2017]
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Lusitania sacra
Year: 2017, Volume: 36, Pages: 179-199 |
| RelBib Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBA Western Europe KBM Asia KDB Roman Catholic Church RJ Mission; missiology |
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História do conhecimento
B SJ mission history B History of knowledge B Contactos Europa-China B / História da missão SJ / Europe-China contacts B Padroado no Extremo Oriente B Padroado in the Far East |
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| Summary: | The circulation of Western knowledge (in its broadest sense) can be described from various angles. Relying on an overall evidence collected in the last 20 years, I focus on the various routes (especially less well-known “viae”), the media used as carriers (printed books; periodicals; correspondence; illustrations; objects and instruments; oral contacts), and the places where these exchanges happened. Particular attention I pay to the two-sided character of this exchange and the ‘intercultural' crossing and interaction between Western / Chinese books, illustrations, and forms / techniques of knowledge. All in all, this evidence undeniably shows the primary role of the Jesuit mission as communication route between cultures, the enormous volume of exchanged knowledge and the gigantic personal and collective involvement in this process. A circulação do conhecimento ocidental (no seu sentido mais amplo) pode ser descrita sob várias perspetivas. Baseando-me numa evidência global apurada nos últimos 20 anos, concentro-me nas várias rotas (especialmente em “viae” menos conhecidas), nos meios usados como portadores (livros, periódicos, correspondência, ilustrações, objetos e instrumentos e contactos verbais) e nos lugares onde essas trocas aconteceram. Presto particular atenção ao carácter bilateral dessa troca e ao cruzamento e interação “intercultural” entre livros, ilustrações e formas ou técnicas de conhecimento ocidentais e chineses. Em suma, esta evidência mostra claramente o papel primordial da missão jesuíta como via de comunicação entre as culturas, o enorme volume de conhecimento trocado e o gigantesco envolvimento pessoal e coletivo nesse processo. |
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| ISSN: | 2182-8822 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Lusitania sacra
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.34632/lusitaniasacra.2017.5380 |