Journey to the east: the jesuit mission to china, 1579–1724
Auteur :
Brockey, Liam Matthew
Éditeur :
Harvard University Press
ISBN :
9780674030367
Date de publication :
1 sept. 2008
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,6 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
It was one of the great encounters of world history: highly educated European priests confronting Chinese culture for the first time in the modern era. This “journey to the East†is explored by Brockey as he retraces the path of the Jesuit missionaries who sailed from Portugal to China.