The Memory Palace of Matteo RicciFrom the renowned historian and author of The Death of Woman Wang, a vivid and gripping account of the 16th-century missionary’s remarkable sojourn to Ming China 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. |
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... Chinese learned to value his mne- monic powers they would be drawn to ask him about the religion that made such wonders possible . Matteo Ricci had traveled a long road in order to win this chance to present his mnemonics to a scholarly ...
... Chinese learned to value his mne- monic powers they would be drawn to ask him about the religion that made such wonders possible . Matteo Ricci had traveled a long road in order to win this chance to present his mnemonics to a scholarly ...
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... Chinese scholars might be brought into the Christian faith through serious discussion of scien- tific matters proved to be justified . One of Ricci's first friends in China , Qu Rukuei , although he first came to Ricci because he ...
... Chinese scholars might be brought into the Christian faith through serious discussion of scien- tific matters proved to be justified . One of Ricci's first friends in China , Qu Rukuei , although he first came to Ricci because he ...
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... Chinese context . Going on embassies to foreign courts was not a mark of respect - indeed , it was almost never done ... scholars of the past famous for parallel feats : doubtless any of Ricci's educated Chinese friends could have told ...
... Chinese context . Going on embassies to foreign courts was not a mark of respect - indeed , it was almost never done ... scholars of the past famous for parallel feats : doubtless any of Ricci's educated Chinese friends could have told ...
Contents
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | vii |
A CHRONOLOGY | xiii |
BUILDING THE PALACE | 1 |
Copyright | |
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