The memory palace of Matteo Ricci.

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Huvudupphov: Spence, Jonathan D., 1936-2021
Materialtyp: Bok
Språk:engelska
Utgiven: New York : Penguin Books, 1985.
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Abstrakt:In 1577, the Jesuit Priest Matteo Ricci set out from Italy to bring Christian faith and Western thought to Ming dynasty China. To capture the complex emotional and religious drama of Ricci's extraordinary life, Jonathan Spence relates his subject's experiences with several images that Ricci himself created—four images derived from the events in the Bible and others from a book on the art of memory that Ricci wrote in Chinese and circulated among members of the Ming dynasty elite. A rich and compelling narrative about a fascinating life, The Memory Palace of Matteo Ricci is also a significant work of global history, juxtaposing the world of Counter-Reformation Europe with that of Ming China.
Fysisk beskrivning:xiv, 350 p. : il., mapas ; 19 cm.
ISBN:0140080988
9780140080988