The Wise Man From the West
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The Wise Man From the West : Matteo Ricci and his Mission to China [paperback] Cronin, Vincent [Jan 01, 1984]
Matteo Ricci Boeken
6 oktober 1552 – 11 mei 1610
Pater Matteo Ricci was een Italiaanse rooms-katholieke priester en jezuïet, die diende als geleerde, auteur en missionaris in China. Hij stond bekend om zijn diepe betrokkenheid bij de Chinese cultuur en zijn streven om een brug te slaan tussen westers en oosters denken. Zijn werk in China vertegenwoordigde een uniek snijvlak van religieuze missie en intellectueel onderzoek. Hij werd in 2013 uitgeroepen tot Dienaar van God, de eerste stap naar heiligverklaring.
On Friendship
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" On Friendship , with its total of one hundred sayings, is the perfect gift for friends."—Feng Yingjing, renowned scholar and civic official, 1601Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) is best known as the Italian Jesuit missionary who brought Christianity to China. He also published a landmark text on friendship—the first book to be written in Chinese by a European—that instantly became a late Ming best seller.On Friendship distilled the best ideas on friendship from Renaissance Latin texts into one hundred pure and provocative Chinese maxims. Written in a masterful classical style, Ricci's sayings established his reputation as a great sage and the sentiments still ring true.Available for the first time in English, On Friendship matches a carefully edited Chinese text with a facing-page English translation and includes notes on sources and biographical, historical, and cultural information. Still admired in China for its sophistication and inspirational wisdom, On Friendship is a delightful cross-cultural work by a crucial and fascinating historical figure. It is also an excellent tool for learning Chinese, pairing a superb model of the classical language with an accessible and accurate translation.
