The Ming and Qing Chinese biographies of Augustine
This article addresses the transmission history of biographies of St. Augustine to China during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is divided into two parts: Catholicism and Protestantism. Hagiographic styles influenced Augustine’s Catholic biography, in general taking Augustine as a saint to be commem...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2020
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Studies in Chinese Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 96-117 |
| Further subjects: | B
Augustine
B Young John Allen (Lin Lezhi 林樂知) B Alfonso Vagnoni (Gao Yizhi 高一志) B Zi li mingzheng 自曆明證 (clear proof from personal experience) B Hagiography |
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| Summary: | This article addresses the transmission history of biographies of St. Augustine to China during the Ming and Qing dynasties. It is divided into two parts: Catholicism and Protestantism. Hagiographic styles influenced Augustine’s Catholic biography, in general taking Augustine as a saint to be commemorated, or as a saintly teacher in the Church to be studied. Protestant accounts of Augustine are close to modern-day biography, but it is also influenced by the writers’ missionary stances, laying particular emphasis on the missionary goal and context. When translating and introducing the type of content, the authors show their religious inclination. |
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| ISSN: | 2372-9996 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Chinese Religions
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/23729988.2020.1763679 |