The Memory Palace of Matteo RicciThis book is not only a rich and compelling narrative about Ricci's life in Italy, India, and China, but also a significant work of global history, in which intellectual, social, military, maritime, and religious themes are drawn together, juxtaposing the world of Counter-Reformation Europe with that of Ming China. |
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Page 124
... Claudio Acquaviva , skillfully fostered this sense of excitement - compounded of service to God and a sense of participation in history - through the letters that he sent to his mis- sionaries in the field . The Far East missions , he ...
... Claudio Acquaviva , skillfully fostered this sense of excitement - compounded of service to God and a sense of participation in history - through the letters that he sent to his mis- sionaries in the field . The Far East missions , he ...
Page 272
... Claudio Acquaviva . In this letter Ricci refers to “ l'anno pas- sato " as the time of composition , and says he wrote the book " as an ex- ercise " ( per esercitio ) . Since the book is not mentioned as finished in Ricci's Nov. 4 ...
... Claudio Acquaviva . In this letter Ricci refers to “ l'anno pas- sato " as the time of composition , and says he wrote the book " as an ex- ercise " ( per esercitio ) . Since the book is not mentioned as finished in Ricci's Nov. 4 ...
Page 311
... Claudio Acquaviva , Letters ( Sept. 29 , 1583 ) , p . 69 ; Letters ( May 19 , 1586 ) , p . 82 ; and Letters ( Aug. 1 , 1594 ) , p . 130 . 96. Acquaviva , Directory , tr . Longridge , pp . 277-79 ; Acquaviva , Letters ( Aug. 14 , 1601 ) ...
... Claudio Acquaviva , Letters ( Sept. 29 , 1583 ) , p . 69 ; Letters ( May 19 , 1586 ) , p . 82 ; and Letters ( Aug. 1 , 1594 ) , p . 130 . 96. Acquaviva , Directory , tr . Longridge , pp . 277-79 ; Acquaviva , Letters ( Aug. 14 , 1601 ) ...
Contents
THE APOSTLE IN THE WAVES | 59 |
THE HUIHUI | 93 |
THE ROAD TO EMMAUS | 128 |
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