Michele Ruggieri's Tianzhu shilu (the True Record of the Lord of Heaven, 1584)
Introduction / Daniel Canaris -- The life of Michele Ruggieri / Wang Huiyu and Daniel Canaris -- Critical Edition of the True Record of the Lord of Heaven /The Newly Revised True Record of the Lord of Heaven from Western India -- Vera et brevis divinarum rerum expositio/True and Brief Exposition of...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Chinese Latin |
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| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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| In: |
Studies in the history of Christianity in East Asia (volume 5)
Year: 2023 |
| Series/Journal: | Studies in the history of Christianity in East Asia
volume 5 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Ruggieri, Michele 1543-1607
/ China
/ Mission (international law
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| Further subjects: | B
Catholic Church
Catechisms
Chinese
B Ruggieri, Michele Tian zhu shi lu B Catholic Church Catechisms History and criticism |
| Summary: | Introduction / Daniel Canaris -- The life of Michele Ruggieri / Wang Huiyu and Daniel Canaris -- Critical Edition of the True Record of the Lord of Heaven /The Newly Revised True Record of the Lord of Heaven from Western India -- Vera et brevis divinarum rerum expositio/True and Brief Exposition of Divine Things -- Appendix : True Record of the Holy Religion of the Lord of Heaven. "The True Record of the Lord of Heaven (Tianzhu shilu, 1584) by the Jesuit missionary Michele Ruggieri was the first Chinese-language work ever published by a European. Despite being published only a few years after Ruggieri started learning Chinese, it evinced sophisticated strategies to accommodate Christianity to the Chinese context and was a pioneering work in Sino-Western exchange. This book features a critical edition of the Chinese and Latin texts, which are both translated into English for the first time. An introduction, biography, and rich annotations are provided to situate this text in its cultural and intellectual context"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004469346 |