Manufacturing confucianism: chinese traditions and universal civilization
Auteur :
Jensen, Lionel M.
Éditeur :
Duke University Press
ISBN :
9780822320470
Date de publication :
2 févr. 1998
Poids :
853 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Traces the history of the Jesuits' invention of Confucius and of themselves as native defenders of Confucius' teaching. This book demonstrates how sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Western missionaries used translations of the ancient ru tradition to invent the historical figure who has since been globally celebrated as philosopher, and prophet.