Matteo Ricci [electronic resource] : a Jesuit in the Ming Court / Michela Fontana.
Fontana, Michela.
2011
BV3427.R46 F6613 2011eb
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Title
Matteo Ricci [electronic resource] : a Jesuit in the Ming Court / Michela Fontana.
Author
Fontana, Michela.
Uniform Title
Matteo Ricci. English
ISBN
9781442205888 (electronic bk.)
1442205865
1442205881
9781442205864
Publication Details
Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., c2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xv, 317 p.)
Call Number
BV3427.R46 F6613 2011eb
Summary
Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), the first of the early Jesuit missionaries of the China mission, is widely considered the most outstanding cultural mediator of all time between China and the West. This engrossing and fluid book offers a thorough, knowledgeable biography of this fascinating and influential man, telling a deeply human and captivating story that still resonates today. Michela Fontana traces Ricci's travels in China in detail, providing a rich portrait of Ming China and the growing importance ofcultural exchanges between China and the West.
Note
Translation of: Matteo Ricci / Michela Fontana. -- Milano : Mondadori, c2005. -- 347 pages ; 23 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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