Prefaces and Postscripts in Juejiao tongwen ji: An Encounter of Ming Literati and Christian Doctrines

This article discusses Ming literati's reception of Western learning by analysing prefaces and postscripts composed for Jesuit publications before 1615, which were collected in the Juejiao tongwen ji ????? (?learning from a distant land common to cultures?, JJTWJ, 1615). It first examines these...

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Main Author: Xie, Jingzhen (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Published: 2026
In: Transformation
Year: 2026, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 5-27
Further subjects:B Missionaries
B Ming Dynasty
B practical learning
B Christianity
B Confucian doctrines
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