A Chinese Jesuit Catechism : Giulio Aleni’s Four Character Classic ???? Hardback
by Anthony E. Clark
Part of the Christianity in Modern China series
Hardback
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This book is the first scholarly study of the famous Jesuit Chinese children’s primer, the Four Character Classic, written by Giulio Aleni (1582–1649) while living in Fujian, China.
This book also includes masterful translations of both Wang Yinglin’s (1551–1602) hallowed Confucian Three Character Classic and Aleni’s Chinese catechism that was published during the Qing (1644–1911).
Clark’s careful reading of the Four Character Classic provides new insights into an area of the Jesuit mission in early modern China that has so far been given little attention, the education of children.
This book underscores how Aleni’s published work functions as a good example of the Jesuit use of normative Chinese print culture to serve the catechetical exigencies of the Catholic mission in East Asia, particularly his meticulous imitation of Confucian children’s primers to promote decidedly Christian content.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:105 pages, 1 Illustrations, color; 10 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 105 p. 11 illus., 1 illu
- Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore
- Publication Date:10/01/2021
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- ISBN:9789811596230
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Out of Stock - We are unable to provide an estimated availability date for this product
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:105 pages, 1 Illustrations, color; 10 Illustrations, black and white; XIII, 105 p. 11 illus., 1 illu
- Publisher:Springer Verlag, Singapore
- Publication Date:10/01/2021
- Category:
- ISBN:9789811596230
