Letterati Confuciani e Primi Gesuiti in Cina : L’amicizia come base del dialogo interreligioso
| Title in English | Confucian literati and early Jesuits in China : Friendship as the base of interreligious dialogue |
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| Year of publication | 2016 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | La Civilta Cattolica |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://www.laciviltacattolica.it/articolo/letterati-confuciani-e-primi-gesuiti-in-cina-lamicizia-come-base-del-dialogo-interreligioso/ |
| Keywords | Confucianism; Christianity; Matteo Ricci; Society of Jesus; Interreligious Studies |
| Description | The Jesuit Matteo Ricci (1552-1610) represents a crucial figure in the understanding of China and of the inter-religious dialogue. One of the key concepts of his mission had been the idea of Friendship, so that he published in 1601 in Beijing a treatise on friendship combining Chinese and European wisdom. The echo of this work was not only an opportunity for the literati within the Ming court to expand their knowledge of the great Western philosophers but it was also an opportunity, for other religious Jesuit brothers, to be acculturated and to establish a dialogue with great and profound intellectuals in China. |