Descrizione

Nella collana “China and the World” non poteva mancare un volume su Matteo Ricci. La sua storia ha il gusto di un romanzo di avventure, ma è documentata da dettagliate ed attendibili fonti storiche, quindi è un’affascinante storia vera.

Grazie alle sue doti diplomatiche, alla sua conoscenza delle scienze occidentali, alla sua insaziabile curiosità, al suo talento nelle lingue e alla sua fede, Matteo Ricci, gesuita italiano,  riuscì a penetrare fin nelle stanze private del grande e proibito impero cinese di epoca Ming, là dove nessuno straniero era stato mai ammesso. Dopo lunghi anni trascorsi in varie zone della Cina, egli ebbe il permesso di stabilirsi a Pechino alla corte dell’imperatore Wan Li dove poté intrattenere un pionieristico scambio culturale e scientifico con gli intellettuali di corte. Fu talmente stimato a corte che, dopo la sua morte, fu deciso di dargli sepoltura in territorio cinese, come mai era stato fatto per uno straniero che non fosse un diplomatico.

Elenco dei contenuti:

1. A New Page of the Cultural Communication between China and Europe
   1. Fantasy in the Ancient Times
   2. Great Age of Geographic Discovery
   3. Matteo Ricci, the Western Confucian Coming to China
   4. Western Vogue in the Perios of Emperor Kangxi and Emperor Qianlong
2. The Foreign Missionaries in the Royal Palace
   1. Matteo Ricci and Emperor Wan Li
   2. Johann Adam Schall von Bell and Emperor Shunzhi
   3. Ferdinand Verbiest and Emperor Kangxi
   4. Foreign Diplomats of the Qing Dynasty
3. Chinese Scholars and Western Missionaries
   1. Matteo Ricci and His Treatise on Friendship
   2. Association for the Sake of Curiosity
   3. association for the Sake of Belief
4. Introduction of Western Astronomy and Calendar
   1. Calendar Reform and Introduction of Astronomy
   2. Manufacture of Astronomical Instruments
   3. Introduction and Research of Western Mathematics
5. From Matteo Ricci’s World map to the Missionaries’ Maps of China
   1. Matteo Ricci and his World Map
   2. Territory Maps of China Drawn in the Qing Dynasty
   3. Transmission of the Map of China to the West
6. Introduction of Other Western Sciences and Technologies
   1. Western Physics and Mathematics in China
   2. Western Cannons and Chinese Political Changes
   3. Western Chime Clock an Chinese Clock Industry
7. Intoduction to the Western Art
   1. Western Music in the Forbidden City
   2. Chinese Emperors and Wester Painting Art
   3. The Western Style Buildings in China
8. Introduction of Western Ideology and Literature
   1. The Western Society under the Missionaries’ Pen
   2. Translation of Wester Allegory
   3. Western Philosophy and Religion in China
   4. The Western Religion in the Eyes of Chinese Scholars
9. The Development of Christianity in China
   1. Review of the Development of Christianity in China
   2. The Chinese Rites Controversy and Its Results
10. Introduction of Chinese Culture to the West
    1. Translation of Chinese Classics
    2. The Chinese Rites Controversy andIntroduction of Chinese Philosophy
    3. Reports on Chinee History
    4. Discussion on Chinese Language in Europe
    5. Yhe Jesuits and Their Introduction of Chinese Science and Technology
    6. Rise of Missionary Sinology
11. “Chinese fashion” in Europe in the 18th Century
    1. Charming and Fashionable Chinees Goods
    2. Chinese Styled Gradens
    3. “ChineseFashion” in Western Society